On Executives and Elevators – Perfecting the ‘Pitch’
If you're an executive, you probably already know the value of a powerful 'elevator pitch'; that thirty second dazzling display of verbal brilliance designed to deftly sum up your position,…
Presentation Skills: The How To’s of an Effective Welcome Speech
They’re short and not generally substantive. That’s why welcoming speeches don’t tend to get the respect they deserve in the realm of speech making. Seen as what they are though:…
Investor Presentations Basic Training
Few appearances will test your ability to communicate well more than the investor presentation. Doing your homework, settling on strategy, developing messages, honing a pitch and delivering it well, will…
Public Speaking For Executives Embracing the Challenge
If you're climbing the ladder of success, you're going to need the right equipment. If you're an executive looking to influence others, gain attention for your ideas or assume a…
Public Speaking For Female Executives
Public Speaking and Communicating With Power Getting Past The "Venus" Myth For Female Executives Family therapist John Gray was hardly the first to insist communication problems are gender-based. While it…
Public Speaking Myths
The Five Worst Pieces of Advice for Public Speakers and How to Ignore Them It's not as though the job isn't hard enough. Getting up in front of a roomful…
Public Speaking: Tips, Tools and Techniques for Honing Your Skills
It's a stubborn myth that public speakers are born, not made. While we assume climbing the corporate ladder or being in the public eye takes hard work ,we cling to…
Power Presentations: IT really is about YOU! Tips for Enhancing Your Presentation Skills
"There are two types of speakers; those that are nervous and those that are liars.” — Mark Twain Most of us put public speaking at the top of our list…
As published in: Training Magazine Communication Skills Vital Business Intelligence
When Leaders Get It Wrong Nobody--least of all those in positions of power--like to admit they've goofed. So, you may be surprised to learn that more than 1,400 leaders, managers…
One Disastrous Performance Public Speaking and the Lessons of Bobby Jindal
A once little-known senator from Illinois became living proof of the power of one great speech to launch a national political career. We’ve now had a painful reminder of just…
