Jason, an executive client, shared his new year’s goal with me: “I want to become a more inspiring speaker so that my employees really catch the vision for this upcoming year and get engaged.” Sounds worthwhile. Here’s the backstory: According to his CEO, Jason, who’d stepped in as plant manager three years earlier, was not […]
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If you’re a leader, a healthy dose of fear can be a good thing. In fact, if fear doesn’t push you to take a risk, to up your game, to push to top performance, you may hit rock bottom in your career. That’s especially true if you’re plan to speak before large groups of employees,
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Stephanie Chung, Executive Coach, Sales Mentor and Business Advisor Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. According to Glossophobia.com, as many as 75 percent of people have the fear of public speaking. This number can be quite frightening considering we have many business executives around the world expected to lead entire companies but may hold back due
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Like most business owners I get asked to speak on different topics to a variety of groups. I did a count and have been averaging about one speech per week for the past few months and traveling around the country. A fellow business owner reached out to ask some questions about accepting and charging for
The emotion-based approach to preparing a speech is a novel idea in verbal communications. It considers a speech as an emotional journey for the speaker and his audience. The focus on emotions helps speakers prepare memorable speeches and impact their audience. How would you prepare a speech for a dinner gala? Let’s follow the steps
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