Part 2- Stand Up and Use Visual Aids

Part 2- Stand up and Use Visual Aids   The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania did a controlled study of a presentation in which they tried to persuade people to invest their money in a new business. Group A: told story sitting down, and  58% agreed to sign up for the […]

Stand Up and Use Visual Aids!

Stand Up and Use Visual Aids!   People who stand up and use visual aids are perceived as: -more professional -more persuasive -more credible -more interesting -and better prepared  

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 (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)

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– […]

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.”

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 […]

We Remember

We Remember     We remember: 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we both see and hear

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, […]

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, […]