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June 2004 |
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Kerry Edges Bush in
Speechworks Poll With 54% of Vote to Bush's 46%. |
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Democratic
Presidential hopeful John Kerry is a better speaker than
President George Bush according to a narrow majority of
respondents to a poll taken over the last month at the
Speechworks website.
Out of 77
votes cast, 42 picked Kerry as the better speaker with 35
picking Bush. Some of the votes appeared to be based on
partisanship rather than an objective assessment of the
candidates’ speaking skills. However, some voters gave
well-considered reasons for their choice. |
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Doctor-Patient Research Provides Insight Into Effective
Business Communication. |
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And you thought your colleague across the
hallway was a poor listener. Consider this.
When the doctor asks you “Where does it hurt?”
you have less than 18 seconds to respond before
being interrupted.
That’s just one conclusion from a burgeoning field
of research into how doctors and patients
communicate, according to a recent article in
the New York Times. |
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Speechworks Introduces The Asher Company Helping
Lawyers Grow Their Practice. |
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Speechworks
has formed The Asher Company, a selling and communication
skills coaching firm for lawyers. The company’s mission is to
help lawyers learn the selling and communication skills that
win and keep clients.
“Speechworks
has been working with lawyers for more than 15 years, helping
them win business and communicate more effectively,” said Joey
Asher, President of the company and a former practicing
lawyer. “We have developed a large practice with lawyers and
we wanted them to know that we have special programs to help
them.” |
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Can
Jargon Make You Sound Stupid? Absolutely says Consultant
Survey. |
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Think you
sound cool throwing around the latest buzzword? Think
again.
A study by
a British consulting firm found that 20 percent of people
who use jargon or buzzwords, use them wrong. With that in
mind, think about how badly your credibility will be
undercut if your audience members think you’re using a piece
of jargon incorrectly. |
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Want
to Nail Your Next Big Presentation? Let Our Coaches Help
You Be a Star! |
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When Henry
Ford introduced the Model T, the joke was that you could have
your car any color you wanted “Just so long as you want
black.” Unfortunately, most public speaking training is the
same way.
Most
public speaking training takes place in workshops. But
Speechworks is changing that model with Communication
Situation Coaching. |
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