We all know that getting an audience to accept and act on your message is easier if your listeners are receptive. Do they like you? Is what you’re saying pleasant for them to hear? Will the action ... read more »
Last week, I discussed 5 bad public speaking habits you should leave behind in the New Year. Now, here's the companion piece: 5 practices you should cultivate to excel at public speaking in 2015. read more »
“At this festive season of the year, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute,” declares the kind-hearted gentleman in Charles Dickens’s ... read more »
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Want to know how to hook audiences early and persuade them? Interested in body language that will help you achieve presence and charisma? Ready to learn the essential leadership qualities of great ... read more »
Do you know how to speak fearlessly to clients, customers, colleagues, and generally in public? read more »
It’s a few days before your make-or-break presentation. Your slides are ready, and you’re well rehearsed. You know what you need to do to activate this audience. So you feel confident about every ... read more »
If you want to succeed as a speaker, you need to be good at telling your audience stories. read more »
"Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice." — Boris Pasternak read more »
Yesterday, I heard an unbelievably moving and inspiring story. read more »
When it comes to using body language to achieve presence, can you fake it till you make it? Social psychologist Amy Cuddy believes instead that you should fake it till you become it. read more »
