Why vocal variety energizes your talk—and how to achieve it
Implementing pace, power, pitch and pause will add vim and vigor to your presentation, stoking audience interest in your subject matter, and in you.
Implementing pace, power, pitch and pause will add vim and vigor to your presentation, stoking audience interest in your subject matter, and in you.
Being timid doesn’t mean you can’t deliver a great speech. Here are some tricks to overcome the butterflies and win over your audience.
Deliver your story with emotion and humor, actively involving the audience, and conclude with a meaningful point.
Turning yourself into an industry leader requires developing your unique voice and aesthetic. Here are some ways you can build yourself into an icon in your field.
Today’s professionals face an array of workplace quandaries—dealing with nettlesome stresses and addressing overarching concerns about leading their teams and pleasing customers.
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist died Monday. Over her long and prolific career, she offered many timeless gems to encourage writers who want to affect the heart.
Before your big event, do some sleuthing to identify attendees’ pain points and preferences. Use whatever nuggets you mine to shape your message and delivery.
As podcasts have rocketed into the mainstream, many see a guest appearance on these digital audio shows as a coveted media win. Here’s how to ace your opportunity.
How much should you prepare—and what steps can help you avoid gaffes that will bring your performance to a screeching halt? Try these eight steps.
Follow this guidance to determine how and when to field questions, as well as smart ways to handle tough queries.
To get the answers they’re seeking, journalists might employ certain interview tactics that can flummox even the most practiced communicators. If you aren’t prepared, a small mistake can become a full-blown crisis.
Some journalists will intentionally throw curveballs to try and knock your spokesperson off his or her game and make a salient mistake. Here’s how to prepare for probing reportage.
A media interview is an important opportunity to speak directly to your audience, but don’t let the interviewer drive the conversation. Here’s how to use this helpful technique.
The platitudes you offer—or mission statements you regurgitate—will soon be forgotten. Make your point with a story, however, and audiences will long remember your message.
Advances in speech recognition have brought electronic sensors nearly to the acuity of the human ear. Here’s guidance to help you make the most of this technology.