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Posture = Presence

It can also up your confidence when presenting. Yes, our non-verbal communication influences the way other people judge us—at times it can be more powerful than our words.

Message Based Media Training Enables PR People To Add Value For Their Clients

A good deal of my work comes from PR company referrals. Smart PR companies often look to outside consultants to help them prepare their own clients for important

5 Old-School Myths About Talking To The Camera

1. Don’t Speak With Your Hands Old school media trainers will tell you not to speak with your hands. Nonsense! In the modern media age, anything that helps

3 things you must know to communicate in a crisis

If you’re in the public eye or have a job with any public-facing role there will come a time when a problem arises. Guaranteed. It may not be

Does everyone on your staff know your company’s mission?

Trust me, they don’t! Start-ups and small businesses are not the same beasts, but they do share several things in common, in particular a tiny number of overstretched

Slow Down, You’reTalkingTooFast!

How To Get People To Pay Attention — Say It Slower! I recently trained a brilliant PR exec who was right on message but noticed that clients he

Do The Words “Panel Discussion” Put You To Sleep? Here’s How To Make Yours Rock

Panel discussions don’t have to be choring (a boring chore). They can actually be entertaining (!) discussions where the audience learns something. If you can learn to lead

Are You A Prisoner Of Your Elevator Pitch?

I recently trained a highly intelligent, successful CEO who has been running a start-up that is just one or two brainstorms away from being a hit. This man

Media Training Gone Awry: Rubio’s Big Gulp

In the middle of a decent rebuttal, Marco Rubio got a serious case of cottonmouth. Poor man. When he reached for the water without taking his eyes off

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