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“Public speak with passion; Ensure your presentation is passionate; Make sure you let your passion come out”. This is all great advice as passion is one of the keys to public speaking and presentation skills. Without passion a polished and perfect presentation may fall flat and may not connect with your audience. Passion helps you to: 1. Demonstrate that you …
We have all heard of situational leadership, authentic leadership, emotional leadership, and influential leadership. A less commonly used leadership term, but equally important, is that of courageous leadership. Courageous leadership is the area that I specialise in and fortunately courage is a trait that can be taught to all leaders. I help leaders overcome fear and be more courageous in …
It’s not about being right. It’s about accepting that everyone has their own perspective. Here’s a policy that we saw in a local restaurant while in downtown New York. So the old paradigm, “The Customer Is Always Right” has been discarded. Isn’t it ironic that something – such as our differences – that usually causes disputes and arguments could …
“A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.” – Daniel Goleman One of the many leadership traits that executives should practice is empathy. According to Ryan Makris in his article in Business First Magazine, “A leader must genuinely want to make a difference and develop staff to grow, yet many leaders are purely in the …
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” ~ Pablo Picasso. I love this quote by Picasso and every time I read it, it reminds that before I do something completely different and go out on a limb I need a good understanding of the first principals of public speaking, audience engagement and indeed …
Is it a stumbling block or a building block? Part of being successful in life and achieving our goals and potential relates to having a positive mind set. This is the way that we see things that happen to us or come across our paths to block us or interfere with what we want to do. Luckily we can choose …
