We live in an age defined by noise. Most of us are jolted awake each morning not by sunlight or intention, but by the shrill insistence of an alarm. Before our feet touch the floor, many of us have already reached for our phones to check what we missed: messages, notifications, headlines, and opinions.[…]
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Signal Over Noise: The Mindful Way to Present
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Mar 03, 2018
The Mindful Presenter: Why Awareness, Not Slides, Is the Future of Communication
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Feb 18, 2018
Mindfulness in presenting has nothing to do with incense, lotus positions, or forcing your mind into silence. It isn’t an escape from thought; it’s a return to presence. At its core, mindfulness is the art of connection: first with yourself, then with the people and world around you. Most professionals see mindfulness as separate from[…]
Donald Trump’s State of the Union: Public speaking progress?
Communication Skills, Leadership, Public Speaking Feb 03, 2018
Donald Trump the 45th President of the United States gave his first State of the Union Address this week. As a public speaking coach with far more of a passion for what we can all learn from the rhetoric of world leaders than their politics I find myself called to tune into them. I believe[…]
What You Reveal About Your Leadership Every Time You Speak
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jan 28, 2018
Leadership isn’t something you turn on when you enter a meeting room or when someone gives you a title. Instead, it is revealed consistently, quietly, and often unintentionally through the way you communicate. Every conversation shows something about who you are, what you value, and how you influence the world around you. In a[…]
Every Presentation Is a Conversation — And Kindness Is the Most Powerful Tool You Have
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jan 22, 2018
Every presentation starts long before you speak. It begins with the intention you bring into the room, and when that intention is kindness, kindness towards yourself and towards the people you’re speaking with, everything about the experience changes. Imagine the impact you could have on your audience, and on yourself, if kindness was the foundation[…]
Your Audience Isn’t Listening for Information — They’re Waiting for a Journey
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jan 15, 2018
When you walk into the office on a Monday morning, and your boss says, “Don’t take your coat off, we’re going straight out,” your mind immediately searches for clarity. Where are we going? Why are we going there? How are we getting there? Your audience feels exactly the same way the moment they sit down[…]
