Millenials: When you speak, it can be hard for members of older generations (like mine, the Baby Boomers) to hear you! That’s why we would like to ask you to slow down… add pauses to what you’re saying… and put some periods (hard stops) at the end of your thoughts so that we can catch Read More
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Public Speaking Tip 68: To Make Your Words More Memorable, Put Pauses In Your Public Speaking
Clients often ask me to help them slow down, or to sound more dramatic or authoritative. The answer to these three very different concerns, is surprisingly the same: It’s to add pauses between your thoughts. Why Pause? Because You and Your Audience Both Need a Break! My husband told me a story that’s attributed to the Read More