It is my privilege to not only travel a great many miles to special places, but also to work with some of the brightest young people of the latest generation who constitute the business leaders of tomorrow. Take India, for instance. India is a potential economic powerhouse, whose engine of domestic and international commerce is only … Continue reading Next Generation Leadership . . . India
One of the least-practiced aspects of the group presentation is how you pass the baton – the transition between speakers. Yet these baton-passing linkages within your presentation are incredibly important. They connect the conclusion of one segment and the introduction of the next. Shouldn’t this connecting link be as strong as possible, so that your audience receives … Continue reading How to Pass the Baton in Your Business Presentation
While it does seem to be spreading like a virus, Uptalk does not spell the end of civilization. No, the rapid spread of this debilitating voice pathology is not as alarming as, say, the spread of the Rage virus in the film 28 Days Later . . . But . . . Uptalk does show an incredible degradation … Continue reading Uptalk is not the Rage Virus, but . . .
The Million-Dollar Best-seller “A serious force in American education.” — The Wall Street Journal “Passionate, erudite, living legend lecturers. Academia’s best lecturers are being captured on tape.” — Los Angeles Times “Pure intellectual stimulation.” — Harvard Magazine Strategic thinking is a powerful and valuable skill, one that leads to greater chances of success in … Continue reading Strategic Thinking Skills
Business Presenting is filled with paradoxes. For instance . . . the quizzical Power Zone. It’s a place everyone wants to be, but where almost no one wants to go. This is really the strangest thing, and it alwayss amazes me anew the reasons people concoct for not becoming powerful speakers. The Power Zone is … Continue reading Enter the Power Zone
Let’s move from the realm of what you do and say in front of your audience to the realm of how you appear to your audience. Likewise, let’s immediately dismiss the notion that “it doesn’t matter what I look like – it’s the message that counts.” In a word . . . no. This is … Continue reading Secret #6 – “Slob cool” . . . isn’t
It is a privilege of mine to not only travel a great many miles to special places, but also to work with some of the brightest young people of the latest generation who constitute the business leaders of tomorrow. Take India, for instance. India is a potential economic powerhouse, whose engine of domestic and international … Continue reading Very Smart People
Do you have a bad presentation voice? Be honest with yourself. Consider your presentation voice right now. Try it out. Speak a few sentences. Do you like what you hear, or do you have a bad presentation voice? Is your voice pinched? Do you use your chest as the resonating chamber it ought to be, … Continue reading How to Fix a Bad Presentation Voice
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