It’s hard to speak powerfully when we’re not telling ourselves the truth. Let’s say that you have to give a speech about the wonderful features of a great new program that your company has started; but the truth is, you think the new program sucks. Why me? you may ask. Well, There’s no one else to Read More
Authenticity and Avatars
Public Speaking Tip 5: Want to Be a GREAT Public Speaker? Be Yourself!
Why Be Yourself When You Speak in Public? In part, as Oscar Wilde is supposed to have said, because everyone else is taken! But more importantly, be yourself whenever you stand up to share your thoughts, insights, or perspective because: You are (pardon the slight corniness) “the gold standard of you-ness”; You are the person who best understands the Read More
Job Interview Coming Up? Practice Feeling Like a Winner!
Nobody needs to be told that job hunting is stressful—or that prolonged unemployment, like any other ongoing struggle, can wear us down, sap our self-confidence, and lead to feelings of powerlessness that make it even more difficult to find work. That’s why, in the lyrics to her song God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday wrote, “Them that’s Read More
For Public Speaking: Your Style is Your Brand
So a fashion expert, a speaker coach, and a PR guy with ADHD who skydives walk into a blog talk radio show and… OK, it’s not a joke; but it was clever of Bridgette Raes to bring together Peter Shankman, founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out), and yours truly for a show about authenticity called “Your Style Read More
Public Speaking Avatar 2: Iron Man
One of my favorite things about The Avengers is Iron Man’s suit. Not because it’s red and shiny and allows him to fly up to the stratosphere and shoot laser beams, but because it comes when Iron Man calls it. In one of the movie’s most satisfying scenes, Iron Man a/k/a Tony Stark (played by Read More