This tip is so simple (and so much fun) that you might find yourself smiling when you use it. Why Are So Many People’s Slide Decks Lackluster? One Reason: No TRANSITIONS! Most people use PowerPoint in a truly feeble way — and I’m not talking about the overcrowded slides, incomprehensible charts, irrelevant data, and disorganized images that we see so often Read More
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Public Speaking Tip 65: You Know You Should Practice For A Great Speech! But How??
I’ve written about the importance of putting down your editing pen and taking up the job of public speaking practice. (In the photo below, the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps are practicing in Weehawken, NJ.) If you don’t practice, you don’t get good. So you’re willing, right? But how do you do it? How Do You Do Public Read More
Public Speaking Tip 64: Don’t Listen to the Self-Critical Voice in Your Head
Most people have a mean, negative, undermining voice inside their heads. Like a parasite, this little voice feeds off your energy, sapping you as it strengthens itself. It’s been called: Your “superego” (psychiatrist Sigmund Freud), Your “critical parent” (psychologist Eric Berne), “Cruel self-rebuke” (advice columnist Cary Tennis), and more. I just call it your Nasty Read More
After a Great Job Interview, Write a Killer Thank You Note [Template]
You worked hard to shine in your job interview — and now it’s time to shine after the interview is over, by sending a thoughtful thank you note. Below are two thank you note examples to use after a job interview. The first is a more friendly version and the second is a more business-like version. Yes, Read More
Public Speaking Tip 61: How to Speak Up More in Meetings by Saying Inconsequential Things (and Yes, That’s a Good Idea!)
In Public Speaking Tip 60, I extolled the practice of making Instant Speeches about silly or mundane things to improve your public speaking skills. And while we’re on that subject, here’s another way that you can benefit from letting yourself say things that aren’t brilliant, essential, original, or erudite: You’re an Introvert, or Have Nothing Important to Say in Read More