When to Use a Microphone
When to Use a Microphone If in a large room where you are forced to be 15 to 20 feet from the audience, use a lavalier mic – the kind that tacks to your lapel or collar and leaves your hands free. Rerun from May 9, 2016
English Communication- Magic Phrases for Moving Among People
English Communication- Magic Phrases for Moving Among People There are magic phrases that everyone uses to make moving among people in daily life a pleasure and which endear you to others. Gracious politeness. Smile when you say these phrases. Smile so that your eyes are also smiling. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. These are the […]
English Communication- Do These for that Important Interview
English Communication- Do These for that Important Interview What are your critical actions during job interviews? What are critical behaviors? These critical behaviors also apply to interviews which look like meetings where your supervisor is determining whether to promote you to a higher position (with more or different responsibility and perhaps greater salary/fee). Here are […]
Preparation- The Key to Drive Away Anxiety
Preparation- The Key to Drive Away Anxiety The three most important words for decreasing anxiety for a presentation is “Preparation, Preparation, Preparation.” Prepare your talk, outline it, write it out, make notes, immerse yourself in the materials. Rehearse it aloud until you are sick of it. Then do it one more time. Rerun […]
English Communication- Get Best Body Language for Face-to-Face Communication (and Interviews)
English Communication- Get Best Body Language for Face-to-Face Communication (and Interviews) What’s the most important body language during face to face communication – especially job interviews? You have a core feeling about how important the communication of your body is to the other person. Here are some body language tips to give you the confidence […]
Death of Fear
Death of Fear Seek opportunities to speak. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Do the thing you fear to do and the death of that fear is certain.” Rerun from April 14, 2016
Special Tips for Using Quotes to Communicate the Judgment of Experts
Special Tips for Using Quotes to Communicate the Judgment of Experts For best results for using the judgment of experts as evidence to support your viewpoint or recommendation: Explain expert’s credential if not known to listeners (Example: renown physicist) Use short quotes Putting quotes on projected slides increases their power Rerun from […]
Use the Power of Analogy as Evidence In Presentations
Use the Power of Analogy as Evidence In Presentations Whenever you can, use analogies to support the points you are making. People remember vivid mental images longer than they remember words. Rerun from April 4, 2016
Presentations: Get and Use These Five Kinds of Evidence
Presentations: Get and Use These Five Kinds of Evidence To support or back up your viewpoint or recommendations, use these 5 kinds of evidence: Personal experience or story Analogy Judgment of Experts Examples Statistical Facts Rerun from March 28, 2016
Successful Speaking Means You Must Provide Evidence for Your Viewpoint or Recommendations
Successful Speaking Means You Must Provide Evidence for Your Viewpoint or Recommendations Evidence is what makes what you have to say interesting and believable. Evidence makes your presentation persuasive and memorable. Rerun from March 21, 2016