A LinkedIn connection recently shared a quote from the author Anne Lamott: “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” So many of us can identify with that quote, especially as we approach a new season, a new change in our...
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With some of us already back in the office and others continuing to stay remote, how do we speak in meetings or presentations to a hybrid audience of both in-person and virtual attendees? Over the past few months, we’ve heard this constant refrain from our...
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In a recent virtual workshop, a brave participant asked in front of his entire team, “What happens when we have to communicate a message we don’t agree with?” Regardless of the size of your company, the industry, or your location around the world, at...
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After a recent workshop, one of the participants gave me a lovely compliment: “At the start of our training, you instantly made us feel comfortable and welcome. How can we do that during our own meetings?” What wonderful feedback to hear! And a great...
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For their final speech of the semester at the Harvard Kennedy School, I asked my students to reduce their reliance on notes. Why? Because when we rely on notes, it affects so much of our presentation. It affects our authenticity, because we are reading from notes...
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Imagine being the owner of a public speaking training company during a global pandemic that causes the indefinite cancelation of in-person events. What do you do when 90% of your annual revenue disappears in one month? Global Public Speaking Founder/CEO,...
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Exactly one year ago this week, our team started working from home. It’s still on our shared Google calendar as “GPS working from home this week”. We quickly realized that what we thought would be a short time away from the office would actually be...
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We recently conducted our inaugural survey, The State of Public Speaking, to better understand how professionals from all sectors use public speaking skills. Respondents came from a variety of industries, sectors, and levels of seniority. We were fascinated by the...
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Lately, we have been fielding a lot of questions such as, “How do I speak up in a virtual meeting? My colleagues and I are constantly interrupting each other, and it’s embarrassing when we do it in front of our clients.” This is one of the most...
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As we prepare to put a challenging year behind us, the 2021 communication landscape is going to look very different than it did in 2019. Our clients, colleagues, and classmates will be returning to the office at different times and for different durations, if at all....
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