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Using Props for Powerful Presenting
Next time you present to colleagues at work or in public, think about using a prop. A prop, a term used in the theatre, arouses the senses. Studies show that people learn and retain information much better if it is reinforced with visual aids. If they can touch, feel,...
You Too Can Be A Powerful (TEDx) Public Speaker
Those who know me would say that I am not one for hyperbole. However the speakers I coached at the UN TEDx PlacedesNationsWomen event in December completely hit the target. I coached 8 of the 11 speakers at the event, celebrating women's empowerment. The speakers had...
What Makes a Powerful TED Talk?
A TED talk is all about sharing an inspiring idea. It sounds easy enough, but it is more difficult than you might think. I speak from experience - having coached speakers for several TEDx events in Geneva and Lausanne and having been called in twice to salvage...
Building Rapport for Effective Communication
Rapport is the foundation of influence and impact. An American psychiatrist and psychologist, Milton Erickson, once said, "With rapport, everything is possible. Without it, nothing is possible." So what is this magical ingredient in effective communications? It is...
Handling Question and Answer Sessions
I was at a conference recently where during the Q and A session, the moderator failed to stop a woman from sharing her life experience as a refugee with the audience. Interesting, as it was how she ended up in Oxford from Myanmar, it was not relevant to the subject of...