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Allison Shapira's Companion guide to her best-selling book with HarperCollins Leadership will soon have you sharing your message on-camera with confidence, clarity and charisma.
How to Use Vocal Variety in Virtual Communication
In any setting where two or more people communicate, vocal variety is essential — and it’s even more important in virtual settings where it’s easy to lose your audience’s attention. This topic, and many others, are covered in my newly released companion e-guide: Speak... Read More...
What to Do When an In-Person Presentation Suddenly Turns Hybrid
A few months ago, I was scheduled to give an in-person keynote at a conference in Washington, DC. I developed and practiced my content and traveled to the hotel with a feeling of excitement — I was thrilled to once again be back in person after two+ years of virtual... Read More...
LinkedIn Live Recap: An Introvert’s Guide to Virtual Executive Presence
I loved interviewing my colleague Casey Carpenter for my second LinkedIn Live session. For years, Casey has partnered with us at Global Public Speaking to help our clients build confidence in their most important speaking situations. Given how many of our clients... Read More...
To Win Over an Audience, Focus on Building Trust
Our CEO Allison Shapira recently wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review. A few years ago, David was giving a talk at the National Speakers Association on the topic of trust. Standing in front of a room full of professional speakers, he made a bold assertion:... Read More...
How to Talk to Your Team About Distressing News Events
In light of the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our CEO Allison Shapira wrote this article for the Harvard Business Review. How do we manage our teams when a global, geopolitical crisis weighs heavily on our minds? There are atrocities... Read More...