Speaking Anxiety: Gestures Help you Think

Speaking Anxiety: Gestures Help you Think

Aug. 23, 2007 by

Trying to master a mental task? Acting it out can help.  In a study reported in Cognition, when kids were told to use gestures as they learned to do a type of math problem, the lesson stuck.  Embodiment gives you–literally–another

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

Facilitation skills for medical liaisons at ad boards

Facilitation skills for medical liaisons at ad boards

Jun. 18, 2007 by

With the average sales call in the pharmaceutical industry now shrunk to less than 30 seconds, medical liaisons have an important opportunity to engage the interest of key physicians at advisory board meetings. However, there are several common problems. First,