Spoken communication is inherently interpersonal. Whether you’re standing in front of hundreds or sitting across from a single person, you’re asking your audience to join you, to listen to you, and to explore ideas with you. You’re inviting them on a journey, through information and implication. You need them with you. And a great way to spark that connection is through meaningful eye contact.
Read MoreOver the next few Speaker Soundbites, we will delve into the fascinating science of nonverbal communication and provide actionable tips to align what your audience sees with what they hear. And we’ll start with a fascinating concept called mirroring.
Read MoreRegardless of the reason for going quickly, speeding through content is a major presentation faux pas.
Read MoreHerein lies the conundrum that every professional inevitably faces–how to provide the most useful and efficient project update possible in a fraction of the time you want.
Read MoreYou’ve got your talking points, developed great strategic stories, written an outline, and built a PowerPoint to reinforce your key messages. Heck, you’ve even added a few speaker notes to your slides.
But, you’re not finished.
You need to rehearse.
Read MoreRight there on my TV was a critical lesson--that engaging an audience requires careful orchestration of what your audience hears and sees.
Read More“Like” has gotten a bad rap.
“Like” has become a pariah of the English language.
But don’t be too quick to entirely discard it from your vocabulary. It’s often the gateway to engaging and persuasive content.
On the afternoon of July 6, a bolt of lightning pierced the Oregon sky and struck the ground near the small community of Beatty. If you were in the vicinity, it most assuredly caught your attention, but what happened next would catch the country’s attention.
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But what does a 400,000-acre forest fire have to do with effective communication?
