His question was the most common question I get in workshops on public speaking. “How do I overcome the fear and anxiety?” He had no idea where I was about to take him with my answer. It’s a good question because most people feel something on the inside when it comes to public speaking. But […]
And When to use it… You’ve finally got the promotion you’ve been looking for at work. In this new position you will be leading a team of 12 people who have never met you before. Your manager suggests calling a team meeting where she will introduce you to your new team. “Then you can take […]
If you’re like me, as we enter the holiday season, I begin to think about the parties and family gatherings to come. We all enjoy seeing the friends and family but let’s be honest… sometimes our conversations could be improved and we’re the ones who might need to change! I began this year with a blog […]
I thought he was wrapping up his message but then he said, “… and we could also start reviewing the project timelines weekly… and also, we really need to look at… also, there’s a new way we could…” I was starting to wonder how many “alsos” we were going to get! Where is the Bus […]
“Do you recommend starting with a statement or a story?” We had just introduced 4 different ways to grab your audience’s attention and one of my students wanted to know how best to select the right one for your audience. “How do I know which one will be best for my audience?” He was on the […]
“No way!” was the expression I heard as every student dropped their heads to scribble down the PowerPoint shortcut on their Satori pages. “You don’t know how much time you just saved me!” was the next comment I heard. Bill Kreiger, one of our Master Instructors, had just shown the group how to use the […]
I asked my workshop students what they wanted to gain from the class. The first student responded with, “I want to be a more engaging speaker!” My initial response was delivered with a smile and a wink, “Don’t we all!” Of course, we certainly covered that topic in our class. To many peoples’ surprise, it’s […]
You’ve heard it plenty of times, “It’s not WHAT you say that’s most important, it’s HOW you say it.” I disagree with that statement. I don’t think the WHAT or the HOW is most important. What’s most important is “what they HEAR!” Too often I feel like the emphasis we put on speaking skills is […]
“Our executives don’t want us to tell stories.” After the student made the comment another jumped in, “No way! He’s right! You don’t ever want to tell a story to our executives. They hate stories.” I found the response a little sad and the worst part… this wasn’t the first time I’d heard something like […]
The audience began to shift in their seats at the 5 minute mark of the presentation. So far the presenter had successfully bored the audience with 6 slides of solid text and a mouthful of insincere pleasantries. After 10 more minutes of words on slides and a presenter reading the slides, two people walked out […]
