All posts tagged "rhetorical skill"
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3.5KCharismaHow to Harness the Power of the Spoken Word
The third and final instalment in Jim’s series looking at the 12 hacks, based on research by Professor John Antonakis at the...
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3.6KCharismaSmall Changes to the Rhetoric for Big Results
Following on from Jim’s earlier article on becoming a more charismatic speaker, here’s a list of the techniques you can employ and...
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1.5KDelivering your presentation
Great liars make great presenters-
Oscar Wilde made a good point when he said that- ”Playwrights tell lies to make a general truth” And as presenters...
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Connecting with the audience
Do you try too hard?
I had a really interesting challenge the other day, to speak to 30 or so 14-16 year old girls about ‘personal impact’. I had...
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4.3K2Fit Focus Flair
Do you ‘over-sell’ the message when you speak? ‘To Fly to Serve’ does it worse
It should be brilliant, but it’s not. It’s BA’s new brand message in wide-screen, film-shot format. British Airways relaunches itself with new slogan...
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1.6KFit Focus Flair
Is complex language always wrong for presenters? Can you speak Jack?
We all know that there’s a right way to speak in public, when we’re singing for our supper – As professional speakers...
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2.5K1Fit Focus Flair
Speechwriting and songwriting- Same difference
One of the key skills in developing ‘Flair‘ as a speechwriter and presenter, is learning to use the ‘tricks of the trades’...
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2.1K1Stand Out
Obama’s speech ‘tricks’- easy to learn if you know how.
President Barack Obama is used so often as an example of a great speaker by ‘experts’ that he’s almost become a cliche....
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2.0K2Confidence
Management Speak Works- If you want to distance yourself from events
Here’s a great article on FT.com about the use of management speak in the London held inquests into the deaths of the...
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