- How to Unlock Your Vocal Power
Our voice is our calling card when we conduct business on the phone. If we want to make a positive impression, our voice should communicate warmth, friendliness, sincerity and confidence. The question is how can we do it? The source of our vocal power is breathing. How deeply we inhale and how freely we exhale […]
- Do I Need to Work on My Accent?
Guest Author Deb Kowalczyk, M.A.—Director, Clearspeak Why Work on My Accent? Whether you speak with a foreign accent or regional dialect, it can impact your job performance and affect the way you are perceived by customers, co-workers, and employers. Although the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin, a survey done […]
- Corralling Your Nerves
Speaking publicly to a group can be traumatizing. In fact, Jerry Seinfeld, comedian extraordinaire, joked about preferring to be in the coffin than to be the person giving the eulogy. If you are one of those people that find themselves anxious, here are some tried and true tips.
- The Art of Persuasion: Two Musts!
From the time we are babies, we try to persuade others. Babies want more milk, elementary school kids want to stay up late and teens want the car. Given the fact that we have been practicing persuasion for so many years, you would think that as adults we would be really good at it. However, […]
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