Posts Tagged ‘professional growth’
If you are a speaker then if you want to become a better speaker you need to write! If you are a writer then if you want to to become a better writer you need to speak! These twins of communication are entwined……why? Because the discipline of one supports clarity with the other. As speakers [...]
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right” Henry Ford Some of the most powerful public speakers I know started out with the most fear. When I am coaching my clients I get them to focus on these four beliefs: they significantly reduce anxiety over public speaking and energizes them to a [...]
Why? You’re going for an interview and want to sound and look good – learn how to present yourself successfully! You are in a competition, discover how to perform well and get what you want! You want to start your own business – you will have to present your ideas and plans to an investor [...]
Recently I attend a public seminar where a communications expert used a familiar quote concerning the percentage of words/voice/body language necessary to become effective as a speaker. This is a common misquote of Professor Mehrabian’s work concerning face to face communications – not public speaking. His focus was the intimate conversations we have with each [...]