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
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,
Some days I wake up to a marvellous gift via e-mail. This morning, my friend Hertha sent me this article from The New York Times on the U.S. military and
When two people communicate face-to-face, how much of the meaning is communicated through verbal communications versus non-verbal communications? You may not recognise the name, but Albert Mehrabian authored one of
Because presenting sitting down impacts so much of one’s presentation skills, there are some things to consider to ensure your effectiveness isn’t affected as well. Body When you sit to
Should you present standing up? Or sitting down? There’s difference. The decision is not inter-changable. When I lead a Presentation Skills workshop, participant will usually say they’d prefer to sit