It’s Hard to Trust Yourself When a Speech is Near I recently received this note from a client, Jezra, I’m presenting tomorrow, but I haven’t had much time to practice, and the person who invited me to speak has suggestions he wants to give me tonight. There’s a lot of pressure and things feel off. Do Read More
How To Ask for What You Want
Public speaking — and effective communication in general — is always about preparation. So really, the title of this post should be… How To Prepare to Ask for What You Want I shared these tips at the annual conference of The Women’s Alliance of Xerox: So you get the point: When You Ask for What You Want, You’re Read More
These 5 Conference Call Tips will Help You Be Heard
Conference calls can be a mess! Often, you’re dealing with bad tech, background noise, people popping on and off, dueling egos, and different time zones, as this video illustrates: Pretty real-life, isn’t it! But never fear: It is possible to get your point across, and these conference call tips will help you do that. The Best Read More
Interview Coming Up? This Job Interview Checklist Will Get You Ready
Your time isn’t unlimited, and you may even be interviewing for more than one job — so where do you put your energy and attention? This job interview checklist will serve as your guide to preparation and practice. And don’t forget to cross off each item you complete! Start with Two Attitude Adjustments It’s very hard Read More
Public Speaking Skills for A New Year
What Are the Public Speaking Skills You Want to Improve? Last month, I asked readers of my newsletter one simple question about their public speaking skills: And the Envelope, Please… The top 3 needs that people who answered this survey identified most often were: Refine My Delivery (to be listened to and heard more clearly) — chosen in 53.4% of Read More