CLICK HERE to listen/view the recorded webinar “Keys to Public Speaking Success and Your Questions” Public Speaking 4.0. Connecting with Audiences in the Post-Covid Era By Joey Asher Category: Other What is the state of public speaking in 2021? Covid has ushered in what might be called Public Speaking 4.0. That’s a world where [...]
CLICK HERE to listen/view the recorded webinar “Discussion with Expert on Managing Virtual Teams”. Help Your Stories with a Healthy Helping of Schmaltz By Joey Asher Category: Other I was helping a client with a story he planned to tell as part of his presentation. “You know what this story needs?” I said. “This [...]
CLICK HERE to listen/view the recorded webinar. Five Rules for Team Presentations By Joey Asher Category: Other Just because three of you have to give a presentation together, doesn’t mean that you’ll come across as a strong team. Indeed, one of the biggest tests for a team presentation is just seeming like a group of [...]
CLICK HERE to listen/view the recorded webinar. Impromptu Communication in a Virtual World By Joey Asher Category: Other One of the biggest challenges in business is to deliver clear, persuasive messages with little or no preparation. But it’s easy with a few simple templates and a little practice. Template 1: Three Simple Points. This template [...]
CLICK HERE to listen to the recorded webinar. H0w to Conduct Better Conference Calls During the Coronavirus Crisis By Joey Asher Category: Practice With the world in Coronavirus lockdown, we’re all using teleconference technology more than ever. So how can we conduct teleconferences so that they seem as “normal” and “in-person” as possible? Put everyone [...]
Speechworks Coaching Favors the Carrot over the Stick By: Julie Lindsay Category: Other There are many approaches to coaching new skills like public speaking. At Speechworks, we strongly favor the carrot rather than the stick. When learning something new, I’ve been on the receiving end of both carrots and sticks over the years. The [...]
CLICK HERE to listen to the audio podcast. How to Deal with Rude Interruptions. Surprise Speaking Advice from America’s Founding Father. By: Julie Lindsay, Speechworks Category: Other You’re giving a presentation and someone on the front row emits a loud, copious yawn. Another listener alternates loud nose blowing with a hacking cough, while yet [...]
How Training “Millennials” Benefits the Entire Workforce: An Interview with Talent Development Expert Travis Dommert By: Julie Lindsay, Speechworks Category: Other An estimated 10,000 baby boomers leave the workforce every day. Current projections show millennials will make up 75% of the workforce by 2025. It’s a sea change that Travis Dommert navigates every day [...]
The Communication Skills Workshop: 10 Weeks to a New You! By Joey Asher Category: Other I’m fascinated by those workouts that you see advertised on TV or the Internet. I recently came across the “Caveman Workout” where you run through the woods in bare feet and eat raw meat. Then, there’s that kickboxing workout called [...]
The Speech is Dead. Long Live the Interactive Presentation. By Joey Asher Category: Content, Other My rabbi gave a nice sermon recently. As I listened, I couldn’t help thinking about how strange it is these days to hear an actual speech. It seems out of place -- in a world of text messages, cat videos [...]
