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Why Leaders Need to be Great Storytellers
If you want to fulfil your potential and become an engaging, authentic and persuasive leader, you need to be a great storyteller. Today's leaders need to be great storytellers as it is one of the key Soft Skills that help leaders communicate effectively. The most...
Is a Fear of Public Speaking Holding you Back? Top 3 Tips
If you want to get ahead in your career and fulfil your potential, you need to master the art of public speaking. You need to be able to clearly articulate your message, engage and inspire others and speak with confidence about what you do. This is true even if...
6 Ways to Boost Your Executive Presence
Executive presence is the leadership quality that will help you become the leader that others can’t help but notice. It helps you to inspire confidence in others and demonstrate your capability, reliability and potential as a leader. Here are 6 ways to boost...
Get better at public speaking by doing this one thing
You may be surprised when I share that to get better at public speaking you can Say less! Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his son this advice about public speaking. "Be sincere. Be brief. Be seated" It is much easier to give a long talk, as being brief means...
10 Public speaking mistakes that are easy to avoid
10 Public Speaking Mistakes That Are Easy To Avoid Did you know that many speakers can reduce the impact of their message with any of these common public speaking mistakes? Whether they don’t use their body language effectively, their presentation skills are lacking,...
Give Feedback without Sugar Coating
One of the key elements of effective leadership communication is the ability to give feedback that is honest and helpful. Book Summary - Radical Candor Radical candor is a refreshing book for anyone who leads a team, and in particular, if you want to give...
Top 50 Useful Public Speaking Quotes
If you are looking for a quote about public speaking then you may find one here. Over the years I have collected a huge number of public speaking quotes. Rather than have them stuck on post-it notes, I thought I'd collate them into a blog post and share. I have...
Eye contact when you speak in public
What does your public speaking eye contact say about you? Are you conversing or are you connecting when you speak in public? Eye contact when you speak in public is of great importance. The truth will be revealed in your eyes. Like it or not, our eyes give us away....
Save time with these public speaking basics
Save time with these public speaking basics If you aspire to get paid to speak, or you want to become better at public speaking to build your business, here are some tips to help you nail the basics of public speaking. Getting started with some public speaking basics...
How to overcome nervous body language
Here are some tips on how to overcome nervous body language You may notice that the speaker standing in front of the room is nervous when they show visible signs of nervous body language. Feelings of nervousness can manifest in the way that we hold our body. There...
The best vocal warm up for speakers
In my practice as a voice coach, I am seeing more and more people who already have painful nodules on their vocal cords. These are people in sales, in public speaking and leadership roles: People who use their voice to make their living. Their vocal cords are damaged...
Improve your public speaking by attending networking events
If you are nervous about public speaking, you may also feel uncomfortable about networking. For many people, small talk and meeting new people can be a source of anxiety. If you don't care much for the chit-chat that comes with a networking event you may be...
