Best Number of Minutes for Presentations to Management
Best Number of Minutes for Presentations to Management Keep it short. Ten minutes. That means refine your presentation so it’s direct and to the point and interesting. Rerun from May 30, 2016
Accent Reduction – Get the Syllable Accent Stress Rules for French-Latin Suffixes
Accent Reduction – Get the Syllable Accent Stress Rules for French-Latin Suffixes I like finding the patterns in English pronunciation. Based on academic learning and experience, I’ve learned that about everything has a pattern. I’ve been looking for the pattern for syllable accent stress when suffixes are added to English words for quite some time. […]
Dressing for Presentations
Dressing for Presentations If your office dress is business casual, be sure you err on the side of business versus casual. This gives the impression that you are more serious and committed to your work. Rerun from May 23, 2016
Accent Reduction – Finally- the Keys to Suffixes and Syllable Accent Stress (Germanic vs French-Latin suffix rules)
Accent Reduction – Finally- the Keys to Suffixes and Syllable Accent Stress (Germanic vs French-Latin suffix rules) Have you ever wondered why when you add a suffix onto a root word, sometimes the syllable accent stress stays on the same syllable as the root word and sometimes it moves to the syllable next to the […]
Speak with Energy with Microphone
Speak with Energy with Microphone You must speak as forcefully with a mic as without one. The energy of your voice gives color and meaning to your language. The more robust the volume, the greater the intonation, inflection, and greater the shades of meaning you will be able to convey. Rerun from […]
Accent Reduction – The History & Backstory to English’s Wonderful Triplets and Doublets
Accent Reduction – The History & Backstory to English’s Wonderful Triplets and Doublets Have you ever wondered why English has so many words that come from other languages? Have you ever wondered why English has words – often two or three- for the same thing. These triplets and doublets allow us to express ideas with […]
When to Use a Microphone
When to Use a Microphone If in a large room where you are forced to be 15 to 20 feet from the audience, use a lavalier mic – the kind that tacks to your lapel or collar and leaves your hands free. Rerun from May 9, 2016
English Communication- Magic Phrases for Moving Among People
English Communication- Magic Phrases for Moving Among People There are magic phrases that everyone uses to make moving among people in daily life a pleasure and which endear you to others. Gracious politeness. Smile when you say these phrases. Smile so that your eyes are also smiling. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. These are the […]
The Power of Standing for Presentations
The Power of Standing for Presentations Why standing for presentations is awesome: There is more of you to see so you and presentation are more visually stimulating and memorable. You will speak louder. Louder is better. Three of four presenters speak too softly. When volume is down, excitement is down and the presentation is less […]
English Communication- Do These for that Important Interview
English Communication- Do These for that Important Interview What are your critical actions during job interviews? What are critical behaviors? These critical behaviors also apply to interviews which look like meetings where your supervisor is determining whether to promote you to a higher position (with more or different responsibility and perhaps greater salary/fee). Here are […]