Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Speaking Skills”
One of the things that sometimes happens when public speaking, especially when sharing our stories and our journeys is that we can become very emotional. Now emotions, passion and feelings are important and help us engage and connect with the audience, but we don’t want to become too emotional and have to leave the stage or be incapable of finishing …
Communication is the essence and the lifeline of every workplace. If the communication is ineffective or poor, then the workplace is likely to be poor. Understanding assertive communication skills is one of the keys to effective communication in the workplace. One of the challenges for busy workplaces is dealing with the various day to day pressures that may arise from …
“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 …
Many organisations are considering shifting to an open plan office, if they haven’t already. There are many reasons behind this trend. They include to cut down the costs of office space, to improve employee productivity, to increase collaboration and innovation, and to improve communication. I read an interesting article by Leonid Bershidsky in the Western Australian on 6th July. The …
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 …
