English Speaking Skills: How to Write an Elevator Speech
English Speaking Skills: How to Write an Elevator Speech The term “elevator speech” first became popular during the early days of the internet explosion, when companies that won cash from venture capitalists were often those with a simple pitch. The best could explain a business proposition in the time it took occupants to arrive at […]
Success (Over $250,000)
Success (Over $250,000) Primary Factors in Achieving Success (over $250,000): 1. Communication skills 71% 2. Intelligence 64% 3. Integrity 54% 4. Experience 50% 5. Enthusiasm, positive attitude 48% 6. Self-esteem/confidence 37% 7. Risk-taking attitude 35% 8. Formal education 29% 9. Ambition 25% 10. Emotional Maturity 16% (Lamalle Report on Top Executives of the 1990s) Rerun from Jan 27, 2014 and 04/17/2017
English Speaking Skills: Elevator Speech– Introduction
English Speaking Skills: Elevator Speech– Introduction Have you developed your “elevator speech”? Shi on Facebook asked about an “elevator speech”. She had read several articles on the importance of having a couple of versions of an “elevator speech” to maximize your communication. In her case, she was seeking advice on how to get the most […]
Success
Success Research by the American Society for Training and Development concluded that “the only thing that ranks above communication skills as a factor in workplace success is job knowledge.” Rerun from Jan 20, 2014 and April 10, 2017
English speaking skills: Become a memory champion
English speaking skills: Become a memory champion You’ve heard this great advice for doing an excellent presentation: Memorize the first several minutes and the last several minutes. How to do that, you ask? Under the pressure of the need to perform, you just know your mind will go blank. What to do? The answer– […]
The Power of Speaking
The Power of Speaking Ponder this gem: If all my talents and powers were to be taken from me by some inscrutable Providence, and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask to be allowed to keep the Power of Speaking, for […]
English Speaking Skills: Overlearning–You’ll Love the Results
English Speaking Skills: Overlearning–You’ll Love the Results You’ve heard it: It takes 1000 times of doing a pattern to make a mental trace. And it takes 10,000 times of doing a pattern to make a habit. “Why do I have to keep practicing? I already have the skill?” Such is the protest from all of […]
Anxious?
Anxious? Most important strategy: Preparation My personal favorite: Rehearse out loud My newly found tip: Arrive one hour early and meet and greet people at the door. Rerun from 12/30/2013 and 03/27/2017
English Speaking Training: The Fragile Nature of Intelligence
English Speaking Training: The Fragile Nature of Intelligence I’ve felt it. You have probably felt it, too. You feel especially smart and funny when talking to one person and then feel unintelligent and unable to speak fluently with another. It’s not your imagination. Experiments show that when people report feeling comfortable with a conversational partner, […]
Breath Pauses
Breath Pauses One of my favorite strategies is to mark breath pauses in your narrative for a presentation. Many people, especially nonnative speakers of English, polish their presentation by writing it out their script or narrative. Many people forget to include pauses. Listeners need the pauses to process what you are saying. Marking your copy for breath […]