How to Choose the Right Words
Do you ever get tongue-tied when you speak? Have trouble thinking of the right words…
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How to Ace Your Next Q&A Session
Ever dread the questions that come up during your presentation? Not sure what people will…
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10 Tips for Speaking with Focus and Composure
These days we all seem to be engaged in multi-tasking, running from one meeting to…
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Communication During a Crisis
An accident happens in one of your plants. Your firm’s product is found faulty. A…
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10 Quick Tips for Better Voice Habits
1. Listen to your outgoing phone messages for a few days. How are your vocal…
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10 Quick Tips for Better Messages in Your Next Presentation
Sadly, if your presentation is like most, your audience will remember very little of what…
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15 Quick Tips for Delivering Slides and Visual Aids
Slide shows getting boring? Next time you get ready to deliver a presentation using slides,…
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10 Super-Quick Tips to Design Better Slides
Next time you open PowerPoint to create a slide deck for a meeting or presentation,…
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Mastering Facial Expressions: Effective Communication Tips
There was Mary, with a goofy smile on her face, telling her audience about a…
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Humor in Presentations: Do’s and Don’ts
Should you or shouldn’t you? There is nothing like sharing a good laugh during a…
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Golden Rules for Great Listening
Listening is a huge part of our daily life, both at work and at home.…
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Quick Tips for Better Body Language and Stance
Presenting? Don’t obsess over how to stand and move in order to project confidence; follow…
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Five Simple Tips for What to do With Your Hands When You Speak
Ah the angst–what do you do with your hands. We rarely wonder about them until…
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10 Quick Tips for “Owning” Your Presentations
Are you ever tentative about speaking in front of others? Do you fear you will…
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15 Quick Tips for Fighting Stage Fright
Since public speaking is apparently the most common fear people name when asked, there is…
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How to Keep Your Audience Awake and Engaged
Your audience is getting sleepy. Very sleepy. It might be your fault. Maybe you are…