Presentation Coaching: Presenting Outside the Comfort Zone

Presentation Coaching: Presenting Outside the Comfort Zone

Jul. 20, 2007 by

I occasionally hear from clients that they don’t want to change their style as presenters.  The implication is that any behaviors I recommend that are outside their range of normal will be artificial and ineffective.  They just want to be

Public Speaking Tips: Persuasive Posture

Public Speaking Tips: Persuasive Posture

Jul. 15, 2007 by

Body language talks, or BLT for short. Something in the way we stand speaks volumes.  Good posture is not only good health, it looks good.  Why? Good posture communicates self-confidence and belief in what you have to say.  It indicates

Communication Skills Training: Facial Dialects

Communication Skills Training: Facial Dialects

Jul. 1, 2007 by

Traveling to a foreign country, we will have trouble communicating with the locals if we don’t speak their language.  We may also have trouble reading their facial expressions. Hillary Elfenbein of the University of California at Berkeley has done a study