Stand Up and Use Visual Aids!
Stand Up and Use Visual Aids! People who stand up and use visual aids are perceived as: -more professional -more persuasive -more credible -more interesting -and better prepared Rerun from Feb 3, 2014 and April 24, 2017
Careers- Getting Hired— Don’t Forget the Cover Letter
Careers- Getting Hired— Don’t Forget the Cover Letter Cover letter—Get a competitive edge with a cover letter. Cover letters are a graceful way to introduce yourself, express your personality, and impress a hiring manager with your experience and writing skills. A bonus for you: You can tailor the cover letter to a specific company in […]
Interview— How to Pick the Best References
Interview— How to Pick the Best References Before the most recent Great Recession, the average USA worker changed jobs about every 7 years. I have not seen data and research for what the current data is for this topic. My observation is that people, especially people younger than 35, are changing jobs more frequently. From […]
English communication—What Not to do at the Interview
English communication—What Not to do at the Interview So many different social situations to deal with in your life. What about interviewing? Keep these tips in mind—What Not to do at the Interview Don’t let your eyes wander to the floor, ceiling or walls of the interviewer’s office. Instead, maintain eye contact with the interviewer. Don’t forget to research the […]
Grab Audience Attention with Shocker Sentence
Grab Audience Attention with Shocker Sentence Use this very effective way to get attention of an audience, especially at a luncheon. Make a statement that surprises, startles, or challenges them. Example: “The organization is going to change in ways you can hardly imagine over the next six months.” Here are the three rules to make […]
Accent Reduction – Habit Success – The Other Secret is Forgive Yourself
Accent Reduction – Habit Success – The Other Secret is Forgive Yourself You are going to fail sometimes. That’s okay, Richard Wiseman studied people who achieved their goals. From those investigations, he realized we should: Expect to go back to your old habits sometimes. Treat that failure as a temporary set-back, and go forward. What […]
How to Tell a Story
How to Tell a Story Start at a point in time. Remember, the most memorable stories in any culture start with some variation of “once upon a time” the same way a fairy tale begins. Don’t explain the story. Re-create it the way it happened. Use dialogue. Add rich detail so the audience sees what […]
Accent Reduction – The Secret of “If” and “Then”
Accent Reduction – The Secret of “If” and “Then” Plans are good. And with a super simple plan, you can resist temptation to fall back to your old habit. When do you always perform that bad habit? Example: “Whenever I am with another person, I interrupt them before they are finished talking.” Yes. OK. Now […]
How to Find the Best Story for You
How to Find the Best Story for You Choose an event you lived through or studied about, that moved you and had an emotional impact. The more the impact or influence it had on you, the more impact it will have on audience. If your story involves kids, yours or someone else’s, you can’t miss […]
Accent Reduction – Shortcut to Get Rid of the Habit = Replace It
Accent Reduction – Shortcut to Get Rid of the Habit = Replace It You already know this from your own experience. Studies show that replacing one habit with another is the easiest way to your goal. Want to stop the trip of donuts into your mouth? When you feel the urge, reach for that sugarless […]