Shaking hands? Watch the other hand….
I sent out a tweet yesterday noting that when you shake someone’s hand you can learn a good deal about ...
What is charisma? And how can you increase your own?
What is charisma? How can you increase your own? Most people think that charisma is something magical that people like ...
Bad presentations, good delivery? Or good presentations, bad delivery?
Which is worse, a well-written presentation badly delivered, or a badly written presentation delivered well? The short answer is that ...
Debunking the Debunkers — the Mehrabian Myth Explained (Correctly)
OK, I’m steaming. The white smoke of expertise is pouring out of my ears. What is it about Albert Mehrabian’s ...
The secret of connecting with an audience: closeness
How do you connect strongly with an audience? In a way most speakers don’t think about, don’t understand, and so, ...
10 Steps You Can Take Right Now to Improve Your Presentations
1. Lose the Power Point – when you put up Power Point slides you ask the audience to look at ...
The power of aligned — vs unaligned — communications
Every communication is two conversations, one verbal and the other nonverbal. When the two conversations are aligned, a communication can ...
Is your non-verbal ‘conversation’ helping or hurting your career?
How are you showing up? Is your non-verbal 'conversation' helping or hurting your career? My partner and I worked with ...
Penn and Teller and the Happy Feet problem
I have a secret fondness for magic acts – the professional ones. Acts like Penn and Teller. So I was ...
20 body language myths debunked
Thanks to Suzanne Smith, who sent a very interesting list of 20 “defensive” and “positive and powerful” body language tips. ...
