I recently had the kind of week that every consultant cherishes. I delivered three workshops and one major keynote speech to exciting organizations, all in a six-day period. So what did I learn from this whirlwind of activity (aside from, get to the airport early)? In Public Speaking, as in Life, Learning to Manage Yourself Read More
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What If You Could Practice to Sound Exciting When You Speak in Public? You Can!
A new client recently shared this self-judgment: I’m not energetic, dynamic, funny, or entertaining. I speak in a monotone. When I asked how she practices her public presentations, she said, I walk around my office reading my bullet points, and then I do it from memory. I took this to mean, I read my bullet points Read More
Reading Your Speech? 8 Simple Ways to Make Your Script Easy to Read!
Why Make Your Script Easy to Read? Because you’ve got better things to do with your time than memorize a speech that you’ll only give once! I make that argument in Public Speaking Tip 51: If You’re Reading from Notes When You Deliver a Speech, Read with Pride; Don’t Hide!. The post is one of Read More
How Much Information is Too Much for Your Listener?
Imagine that you’re carefully explaining something — to your boss, or a client, or a colleague, or someone who reports to you — and their eyes start to glaze over. This can be a sign that they’re getting too much information. None of us wants to bore our listeners, so here’s how to avoid over-explaining. Use the Instant Read More
For Public Speaking (and Business) Success, Pick Up the Phone
Twice this week, I’ve had to remind sophisticated clients that you can pick up the phone when you need information: In one case, a client who’s applying for an academic job realized that she could get an inside track on what they were looking for by asking the acting department head. Another client, who’d just Read More