Author: Andy Eklund

Sometimes, to find your idea, you need to get away from it. It’s sort-of like looking for love. Last week, I overheard two people moaning about their inability to find a

Vocal tics – also known as vocal fillers, sometimes vias – are unnecessary sounds or words that you should consider eliminating from your speaking voice, either your every-day voice or your

Good rules of business writing stick around, no matter the topic, no matter the channel. But are they still good, many years later, especially when there’s a new generation of

Reframing is a creative technique used to shift an initial or existing mindset to be able to look at a situation, problem or idea from a different perspective. If that definition

When presenting using PowerPoint, I’m a big believer in looking like you’re in control of the technology instead of it controlling you. No matter the keyboard (since they’re always different,

Of all the aspects you bring as a speaker – informally at a status meeting, formally as a conference presenter – one attribute always comes out ahead, even though it

Perhaps this sounds obvious, but Good Leadership is Good Communications, and vice versa. This came to mind – yet again – as I’m teaching at a client’s business school campus in

When you read a typical list of the characteristics of a creative person, you sometimes have to wonder if it’s a complement. Some of them are attributes I admire now

I’ve long believed that . I also believe there are important phrases every leader needs to know, and they find the right situation and time to ensure their audiences hear