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Check all that apply: You find yourself fine-tuning your remarks at midnight before the big presentation You are still fiddling with your deck ten minutes before the presentation is to begin You find yourself tripping on your words because you are trying so hard to...
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Radio City Music Hall just announced the cancellation of the new Rockettes show, “Hearts and Light.’” After two years in production, a week before opening night, and a huge marketing campaign, why did the producers pull the plug? Not because of the...
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I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and go for a power walk. There I was, walking down the trail like a crazy person, charging toward a group of people who were blocking my path to the 60 stairs I like to run up (OK, walk/jog up). I pulled out one ear...
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Here are two public speaking observations that still surprise me: 1. That my first 5 minutes facilitating a workshop unnerve me as much today as they did 35 years ago. 2. That the following refrain from workshop participants continues to be so recurrent, generic...
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Raise your hand if you have set a New Year’s Resolution that has something to do with improving your public speaking, presentation skills, or your ability to communicate effectively. Wow, that’s a lot of hands! Congratulations – it’s a worthy goal, and somewhere out...
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One of the blessings of our online connection is the ability to discover and learn from extraordinary speakers and presenters. The artists, teachers, business leaders, scientists, and students who inspire, delight and model a path for intelligent, respectful...
