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This may be one of the most powerful tools in your public speaking journey, from fear and nerves to successful and engaging public speaking – “Learn to be conversational”. One of the issues with public speaking is that people want to be perfect. They are worried about being judged and what other people will think. They feel like they need …
When public speaking and presenting, make sure that you focus on main topic or one main idea. The reality is that audiences don’t remember everything you say and to ensure they do remember what you want them to remember, focus on one main topic. The alternative, which I am sure we have all seen on occasions, is called a “scatter …
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there” ~ Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland.” We have all, at times, had to follow vague, unclear, or nonspecific instructions. These unclear instructions can be confusing and can result in errors, miscommunications, and low team morale. Seeking clarification. If you have a boss or supervisor who is unclear …
One of the things that we have to be aware of when we’re training, speaking and presenting is those left-field events and those completely unexpected events that happen sometimes . I’ve been traveling around Lithuania and Latvia for five weeks and eating a lot of beetroots; beetroot soup – hot and cold, Borscht Soup, which is a Russian soup containing …
We all know what it is like when a speaker or trainer talks about themselves and what they have achieved and predominantly use “I Statements”. It turns us off and we think, why do I care, or what is in it for me. Research has shown that audience inclusion is a powerful tool of influence, persuasion and of helping people …
Passive-aggressive behaviour is aggressive behaviour in another form. Aggression is when a person openly shows aggressiveness as a reaction to what has happened or what you did or said. Passive-aggressive behaviour, on the other hand is aggression that is not openly and directly shown. In fact, people who are passive-aggressive often use underhand, silent and manipulative tactics to get what …
