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Keep 1.8m apart? Lessons in leadership communication during a crisis from COVID-19 Part I
Crises come in different shapes, colours, and scales. From family to local to national and even global (like what the world is going through right now). But what can we learn as communicators from this crisis. It begins…
Speakers with too much baggage
All speakers have baggage. Some more than others. In this article, learn why having too much baggage is a bad idea…
Speaking to inform? Advanced speech arrangement techniques to do it like a pro
Make your persuasive speech make sense - causation matters
A persuasive speech is, among many things, an argument. It is difficult to persuade thoroughly without your position passing the “does it make sense?” test.
7 Magic Numbers every speaker must know
The concept of a magic number is found in virtually every field from cooking to banking to, of course, math. I suspected speaking should be no different. So, I set out to see if my intuition was right. After deconstructing my (and others) most successful presentations and revisiting all the research, it turns out I was on to something…
Are Your Presentations Boring? 3 Tips to keep your audience interested in what you have to say
Have you ever found yourself talking on the phone enthusiastically only to realize that your connection was lost minutes ago? Well, in public speaking, connection with the audience is lost even more often. And what do most speakers do?
My Sweet Six! How to use stylistic language to make your presentation more effective and persuasive
There is one thing that all iconic speeches in the course of history have in common. It is not their content, but it is the use of stylistic language in delivering that content. Great speakers know that how you say what you say is often just as important as what you say…
Three speech opening mistakes that you probably thought were a good idea
I want your presentations to kick butt and take names. To do this you need to start right and score a first-round knockout. But often what seems like a good idea for a speech opening can end up hurting instead of helping you.
Hands Up! Three gestures you are using and how they are hurting your presentation
Are your hand gestures working for you or against you? Roughly half of your communication comes through via body language. A large part of that is what you do with your hands.
Is your voice making your presentation boring? 5 tips to making your voice more impressive
How you sound matters and makes an enormous impact on the audience. I would say the impact of your voice is important under two major headings…