How can five public speaking exercises that take just one minute to complete help you become a better public speaker? Well, as with any physical discipline (and public speaking is physical; you speak with your body), a little bit of daily practice can produce more dramatic results than the occasional cram session. Yes, public speaking mastery takes Read More
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How to Give an Academic Talk, TED-Style
Giving an Academic Talk in the TED style? Start with a Big Idea and Passion! If you’ve ever seen a TED, TEDx, or TED-style presentation, you already know that they’re very different from standard academic research-based presentations. (They’re different from standard business presentations, too.) This means, to use an expression that I love, You can’t get Read More
Advice to a Worried Speaker: Trust Yourself, and Your Lifetime of Experience
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: When You Ask for What You Want, You’re Starting a Negotiation! You’re not asking 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