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Communication skills for online success

July 31, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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This is a guest post by Steve Kosch, a former ABC and CNN anchor (that’s him on the left), and a globally recognized expert communication skills trainer. For 10 more awesome tips to help you “Nail It” in your next presentation, go to mediatrainingnetwork.com If you’re looking to lead a cause or movement, spread your […]

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Filed Under: Delivery Tagged With: character, communication skills, executive presence, presentation skills, public speaking, speaking, speaking online, style, substance, webinars

How to speak like a leader

January 5, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 5 Comments

Do you think of yourself as a leader? Do you want to sound like a leader when you speak? What does that even mean? A leader tries to guide and motivate others to take action and implement change. Of course, there are many ways of doing that, but it’s important to note that leadership doesn’t involve […]

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An inspiring speaking story — from disses to raves

June 30, 2014 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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Have you ever gotten really awful feedback from an audience? Speakers are especially sensitive to negative feedback. Whether you’re speaking internally within your organization or to the public, at some point you’ll need to deal with some negativity. How would you turn disses into raves? I recently met Shirley Gutkowski online and was so inspired […]

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How to become a good speaker

September 21, 2010 by Ellen Finkelstein 14 Comments

Part of presenting is delivering your talk; this is called speaking. Many presenters write great content, design excellent slides, but don’t speak well. As a result, they don’t get the results they want. They don’t sell their product or service or they don’t get approval for their project. Moreover, they are seen as ineffective. On […]

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August, 2009 Resource of the Month-SpeakStrong

August 24, 2009 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

Meryl Runion’s SpeakStrong site is full of resources to help you with speaking, both publicly and privately. Her articles are excellent. A couple that I found useful were “Take the Time to Say It Right” and “10 Tips to Speak Strong at a Trade Show.” Her blog often offers PowerPhrase and PoisonPhrase examples and tips. […]

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