That communication continues while we are speaking and often supersedes the verbal message we intend to convey. Open and relaxed posture conveys confidence and trustworthiness, and abrupt gestures suggest nervousness and impatience. These messages are received subliminally so our audience…
A great speech doesn’t succeed with just a few grand sentences. It needs to make logical sense from one to the next. It needs to be simple to follow. At no point should the listener have to struggle to keep…
Nervousness is usually discussed as something to be overcome. The truth is that most of the time it’s just undirected energy. A pounding heart, clenched fists, and an acute awareness of your surroundings are not symptoms of frailty; they’re symptoms…
When it comes to public speaking, we think of loud, charismatic, boisterous people who know how to command an audience. Yet, we underestimate the power of the quiet, the calm, the soft-spoken and gentle. There is a quiet authority that…