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Effective Public Speaking: Your Brain is Wired for Storytelling
I read a fascinating article in The New York Times by Robert Sapolsky, a Professor of Biology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Stanford University. He’s written a number of books on how the human mind works and the relationship of the mind, body and behavior. As it turns out, our brains our wired for metaphor and […]
A powerful presentation skill that comes as naturally as breathing
It’s time for that presentation. Or the big sales call. Or a difficult conversation with a colleague. Are you feeling nervous? Thoughts fuzzy? Stressed out? So, many VoicePro® clients come to me asking for methods to help calm and center themselves. Here’s one that comes naturally to all of us: breathing. Yes, It’s simply breathing. You’ve read that advice in […]
8 powerful communication skills you can use to ask for what you want
You think you deserve a raise. You’d like to be on the team for that new business project. You need your supervisor’s support to work through a situation with a co-worker. So, what’s standing in the way of us getting what we want? More often than you think, the obstacle is simply that we don’t […]
PowerPoint with a point: the public speaking technique that works
PowerPoint, Godsend or work of the devil? It’s a question I get at VoicePro® about once a week. My answer? Like chocolate, video games and shopping, it can be either. Or both. It’s a matter of degree. If you enjoyed our little video on PowerPoint, you got a look at its dark side. So let’s talk […]
Build your executive skills with questions, not answers
Six ways to help build your leadership skills I’ve worked with so many leaders – from entrepreneurs to company presidents to first-time managers – who think their job is to have all the answers. They couldn’t be more wrong. First of all, no one has all the answers. Second, and perhaps more important, the all-knowing boss trains […]
Keep your presentation short and tweet
Communication skills get Twitter-ized I’ll be honest. Twitter sounded like a crazy idea to me. Who can say anything about anything in 140 characters? And who cares anyway? After two months (and realizing I’m not omniscient), I decided I should get a Twitter account to see what it was all about. (Experiential learning is part […]
4 Communication Skills That Will Help You Project YOU
Did you see the article in The Atlantic magazine? The End of Men, the title reads. Women outnumber men in the workplace, and there are more female than male managers, according to author Hanna Rosin. It’s a timely reaffirmation of what we’ve long taught at VoicePro about communication skills. We shouldn’t think in terms of […]
Executive Leadership Training: 5 tips to tap your career potential
It happened to me twice in the same day, just last week. Two colleagues, both in their early 50’s, who work for two different companies, were bemoaning the instability in their job situations. Both shared a sadly similar version of the same sentiment: “This job needs to last me at least 8 more years.” Unfortunately, […]
Corporate Team Building Exercises, are Questions the Magic Bullet?
You want your team to be stronger. You want to fix problems. You want your organization to improve. So you devise a plan, call a meeting to make something happen ASAP, right? Not so fast. If you want real change, a top-down mandate may not get you to the goal quickly — or ever. Instead […]
Sales presentation training unleashes “geek power”
Expand your technical sales force: empower your technical experts A technical sale is, by definition, complex. It can require a lot of man-hours and knowledge. You may want to add more sales professionals, but a tight economy is working against your budget. Here’s a frequently untapped resource to consider: your technical experts. If you’re laughing […]
