Archive for the ‘Speaking’ Category

The idea of speaking is to make a connection with your audience. If your audience is not connected to your message, they won’t hear it, and they can’t follow it…. Read more

Information is power. Sharing the right information, in the right way, at the right time, will make you a more influential person. There are three types of information that can… Read more

In the early 1980s, an American psychologist, Howard Gardner rocked the psychological world by declaring that there were 16 types of intelligence. Up until this time, the dominant thought was… Read more

The way you hold yourself signals to the world how confident you are in your ability to influence. When speaking, in leading, and while influencing, there is a saying, “The… Read more

There are three reasons why your audience is present when you speak. Your audience are there because they either want to gain, comply or avoid. Those who are there looking… Read more

Where you focus your message, lets people know how aware you are of other their perspective. When most people stand up to speak, they speak from their own perspective, and… Read more

The way that we create, hold and break eye contact, says a lot about our ability to influence. In western cultures, the ability to hold eye contact is interpreted as… Read more

Just because you’re the boss, the supplier or the paid consultant, it doesn’t mean your audience will listen to you. You have to give them a reason to listen. My… Read more

Where you focus your message, you let people know how aware you are of other people’s perspectives. When most people stand to speak, they speak from their own perspective, and… Read more

When speaking to an audience you need to understand them on three levels. Level 1 – Logistical – Who are they and what do they do? Level 2 – Motivational – what… Read more