Impact of Low Volume Voice During Presentations
Impact of Low Volume Voice During Presentations Audiences interpret low volume as the speakers having low conviction or low interest on their topic. Audiences say to themselves, “If the speaker isn’t interested, I’m not either.” Then the audience stops paying attention to you. Rerun from Feb 29, 2016
Accent Reduction: Why did English Become a Dominant World-Language?
Accent Reduction: Why did English Become a Dominant World-Language? Have you ever wondered why English became a dominant world-language? Have you ever wondered whether Mandarin (China’s official language) would take the place of English as the globe’s most important language? The answer to English becoming a dominant language lies in history. The British Empire spread […]
Best Stance for Speakers
Best Stance for Speakers You look strongest and in greatest control when you plant your two feet shoulder-width apart, weight equally balanced, body facing square to the audience. That way, all your energy communicates itself in gestures, facial expressions, and upper body movements. Rerun from Feb 22, 2016
English Speaking Skills: What is Best Number of Words in Sentences?
English Speaking Skills: What is Best Number of Words in Sentences? English communication and writing. Did you ever wonder what length of sentences are best for communicating information in writing? Here is one angle of view on that question. I investigated newspapers for answers because they are intended for a large variety of readers. Readers […]
What to do With Your Hands During a Presentation
What to do With Your Hands During a Presentation When you begin, your hands should hang relaxed by your side. Best is to gesture with one hand at a time. Hand and arm movements can be descriptive and emphatic. Rerun from Feb 16, 2016
English Speaking Skills: Come and Get It: Memorable Colloquial Phrases From All Sections of Newspapers
English Speaking Skills: Come and Get It: Memorable Colloquial Phrases From All Sections of Newspapers Don’t you love it when something you enjoy has an additional benefit? It’s like “Buy one, get one free” or BOGO as our media likes to call it. I love to read newspapers. Now colloquial phrases leap out at me […]
What to do With the Energy and Adrenaline When Presenting
What to do With the Energy and Adrenaline When Presenting Energy is awesome during a presentation. Use that energy by: Gesturing for emphasis Gesture for excitement Rerun from Feb 8, 2016
English Speaking Skills: For Sure Current Colloquial Phrases
English Speaking Skills: For Sure Current Colloquial Phrases Students have asked me every year for some current good colloquial phrases. I haven’t been able to provide them easily. Getting them from current popular media of movies and television shows would mean hours of viewing with the specific purpose of directly listening for them and writing […]
Benefits of Focusing on One Person at a Time in the Audience
Benefits of Focusing on One Person at a Time in the Audience Great benefits come when you focus your eyes on one person at a time: You control your nervousness by getting back to doing what you do best – talking one-to-one You communicate your connection and rapport to people Helps you read your audience […]
English Speaking Skills: Finally! An Awesome Way to Find Excellent Colloquial Phrases
English Speaking Skills: Finally! An Awesome Way to Find Excellent Colloquial Phrases How to make your English speech – spoken or written—more interesting? It’ s easy: Use current colloquial phrases. The problem is knowing which ones to use. Books are written in every decade of the last half-century about colloquialisms and what they mean and […]