Strong Verbs
Strong Verbs Do you want to make your communication direct and to the point? Consider using those verbs that describe movements of the human body. These are great substitutions for abstract verbs. Here’s a list for you: bear, blow, break, bring, call, carry, cast, catch, come, cut, do draw, drive drop, fall, get, give go, […]
SUFFIX “Y” — Soooo Useful!
BLOG for Saturday, June 13, 2020 TITLE: Suffix “Y” – So USEFUL! To speak clear and accurate English for unfamiliar multiple syllable words, first you need to divide the unfamiliar word into syllables. There are eight rules to do that. Most important is to look for the prefixes and suffixes first. Many English words end […]
Conclusion for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning
Conclusion for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning The natural tendency of human beings is to: Justify on facts, but buy on feeling Justify with business reasons, but buy for personal reasons Justify with logic, but buy on emotion Rerun from June 05, 2017
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 […]