There are many ways to build your speech or presentation. Here is one of them. You start by saying I am going to talk about three things, X, Y, and Z. Map it out for them. Make it crystal clear… Read More »Many Ways to Build a Speech or Presentation
Ladies and gentlemen, hold your horses. You may be chomping at the bit, but stay calm. Get a grip and wait a minute for the butterflies to settle. Take a breath. A big breath. One that will pad your chest.… Read More »Hold Your Horses
A bearded man with stubble on his cheeks looking like a hedgehog in green pajamas, and with a voice that gurgles and grunts like that of a football coach, strolled up the aisle of the The House of Representatives and… Read More »Zelensky
“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.” —Sophocles The curse of the advice giver is to find himself saying the same things over and over. I am an advice giver, giving advice to public speakers from rookies… Read More »NOTHING VAST FOR MORTALS
If you want to position yourself as a high-status individual with the capacity to lead, consider this: Power comes from abstraction, not from facts. According to research in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, abstract thinkers feel less constrained by details… Read More »Presentation Tips: Think Forest, Not Trees
Seductive title, right? The assumptive opening: presence exists–and you too can acquire it, turn heads, and own the room! I started my adult life wanting to be a Shakespearean actor—the center of attention, radiating charm and ease. I worked with… Read More »Presence : What is it and how to get it