by Allison Shapira | Oct 21, 2020 | Speaking Tips, International, Women, Leadership, Newsletter
It’s October 2020. In the spring, we were thrust into this new virtual medium. Even those professionals with 20 years of speaking experience were new to the frequency and intensity of virtual communication. We were patient with one another as we quickly learned new...
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by Allison Shapira | Sep 22, 2020 | Speaking Tips, International, Women, Newsletter
“How can we show our teams we are listening to them on video calls?” This was a question asked by one of the participants in our new virtual Executive Communication cohort program, an intensive 3-month virtual training we are running for a Fortune 50 financial...
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by Allison Shapira | Aug 13, 2020 | Speaking Tips, International, Women, Company News, Leadership, Newsletter
Here in the United States, we left our offices in mid-March ready to spend two weeks working from home. Now, in August, we’re preparing to spend the rest of the calendar year working from home. We are managing our families, we are worried about our health and mental...
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by Allison Shapira | Jul 24, 2020 | Speaking Tips
Over the past five months, we’ve heard many of the same questions about virtual communication. Whether you’re speaking up more in meetings or giving presentations, everyone is facing similar challenges in a virtual medium. Here are the top 3 frequently asked questions...
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by Allison Shapira | Jul 1, 2020 | Has a Video, Speaking Tips, Writing Tips, International, Women, Leadership, Newsletter
As a former opera singer, I’m particularly attuned to speakers’ voices. We can hear a lot in someone’s voice: we can hear their emotional and physical states, we can hear their energy level, and we can hear if they are enthusiastic or reserved about us or about our...
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by Allison Shapira | May 26, 2020 | Speaking Tips, Newsletter
“On our team, we have seasoned presenters who are comfortable speaking in person. But virtual is new to ALL of us,” said a client recently before a training. There is a lot of attention focused on how to communicate in a virtual medium; is it too much attention? We...
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by Allison Shapira | May 22, 2020 | Speaking Tips, Newsletter
A brief interview with CEO and Founder of Global Public Speaking, Allison Shapira on Global Public Speaking’s growth over the last decade. Why update the Global Public Speaking website now? “Nearly 10 years ago, I launched Global Public Speaking as a...
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by Allison Shapira | May 4, 2020 | Speaking Tips, Newsletter
Last week, I finished teaching a 6-week graduate course in public speaking for the Harvard Kennedy School, The Arts of Communication. It’s a course for which I used to fly from DC to Boston every week. This year, however, Harvard moved its spring courses to Zoom and I...
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by Allison Shapira | Apr 17, 2020 | Speaking Tips, Company News, Newsletter
Do you have questions about how to overcome your nerves when you speak in public? Would you like guidance on how to maintain your confidence and authenticity in virtual meetings and pitches? With GPS Office Hours you can: Gain guidance on public...
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