What do YOU want to accomplish through your speech?
What do YOU want to accomplish through your speech? Get the answer to the question of what you personally want to achieve through your speech makes developing your speech… the words and the nonverbal props and body language… easier. Do you have any of these goals? You want to build your credibility You want the […]
Communication Skills Training: Strategic Sitting
Communication Skills Training : Strategic Sitting Whenever we meet with a group of people, we often have to make a decision about where to sit. Burton Kaplan offers advice for strategic sitting. He takes the position that where you sit says a lot about who you are and what you want to accomplish. For me, […]
Figure Out Why You Are Presenting
Figure Out Why You Are Presenting What is the function of your talk? Are you trying to inform, persuade, inspire, or entertain. What is your motivation for speaking -Were you asked to speak? -Were you ordered to speak? -Do you want to speak? What is your audience’s motivation for listening? -Does the audience want to […]
Accent Reduction- How do Chinese Youth Learn English and English Speech in School?
Accent Reduction- How do Chinese Youth Learn English and English Speech in School? An important question is: What does the current learning of English, especially learning to speak English, consist of in China? Knowing the answer to this question would help universities, graduate schools, and employers of native-born Chinese individuals know better about what to […]
Part 2 Deciding Whether You Should Accept an Invitation to Speak
Part 2 Deciding Whether You Should Accept an Invitation to Speak Second things first, too! Do you have something to say? -Either you have bunches in your experience or -You need to research! -Sometimes it is just better to decline Must you accept immediately? -You don’t have to accept immediately. -It is often better to […]
English Communication: How to Say Good-bye
English Communication: How to Say Good-bye Greeting people is easy compared to saying good-bye, especially when at a social gathering. Here are some of my favorite tips for graciously departing from a conversation. The emphasis here is on “gracious.” The situation: You have listened intently and participated in a conversation. You deem it is time […]
Deciding Whether You Should Accept an Invitation to Speak- Part 1
Deciding Whether You Should Accept an Invitation to Speak- Part 1 (Of course, if your boss asks you to give a speech, do it!) First things first: Do you have the time in your schedule? o You need time to get to and from the event and answer questions Do you have time to prepare? o You […]
English Communication: How Are You? More Angles of View–In Person & On the Phone
English Communication: How Are You? More Angles of View–In Person & On the Phone It’s not what you say, but how you say it. “How are you?” is a ritual greeting in the United States. But how you say it can move it from ritual to relationship. Here are a few more angles of view: Angle […]
Make the Last Words Memorable
Make the Last Words Memorable Here’s a simple formula for setting up your final line: just say, “I have one final thought that I want to leave you with.” Or: “If you remember just one thing I’ve said today, remember this…” Then give them a whopping thought. Make it strong and make it relevant — […]
English Communication: How Are You? Two Angles of View
English Communication: How Are You? Two Angles of View “How are you?” Simple little phrase, yes? But it drives international people a little crazy in the U.S. That’s because in their home country, if people say, “How are you?”, they really do want to know how you are doing or what is happening in your […]