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3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation
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Conquer Your Nerves Before Your Presentation
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To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
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How to Talk in Meetings When You Hate Talking in Meetings
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A Speech Is Not an Essay
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The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First
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How to Prepare for a Panel
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5 Ways to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking
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The Art of the Elevator Pitch
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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation
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Do You Need Charisma to Be a Great Public Speaker?
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The Upside of Your Public Speaking Jitters
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How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
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What to Do With Your Hands When Speaking
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Breathing Is the Key to Persuasive Public Speaking
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3 Rhetorical Techniques to Increase Your Impact
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5 Tips for Off-the-Cuff Speaking
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Stop Scripting Your Speeches
Presentation skills Digital ArticleAnyone can read a script. Leaders champion their ideas.
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How to Present to an Audience That Knows More Than You
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A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively
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How to Shine When You’re Put on the Spot
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3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation
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Nail Your Presentation — Even When Your Time Is Cut Short
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Research: Being Funny Can Pay Off More for Women Than Men
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3 Rhetorical Techniques to Increase Your Impact
Persuasion Digital ArticleThere’s a reason “your” is in this headline. -
The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First
Presentation skills Digital ArticleFocus on what they need to hear — not on what you want to say. -
Research: Men Speak More Abstractly Than Women
Gender Digital ArticleAbstract language tends to be associated with leadership, meaning that how women are socialized to communicate can make them less likely to be seen as leaders. -
3 Questions Investors Ask Themselves When Evaluating a CEO
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What the Best Presenters Do Differently
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To Win Over an Audience, Focus on Building Trust
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To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
Behavioral science Digital ArticlePeople respond to stories that convey vulnerability, humor, and humility. -
If a Speaking Gig Can’t Pay, Ask for Another Form of Compensation
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How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
Business communication Digital ArticleSeven tips. -
Stop Scripting Your Speeches
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Don’t Focus on the Most Expressive Face in the Audience
Business communication Digital ArticleResearch shows we (wrongly) assume the rest of the group feels the same way. -
The Upside of Your Public Speaking Jitters
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Don’t Just Memorize Your Next Presentation — Know It Cold
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How to Nail the Q&A After Your Presentation
Business communication Digital ArticleYou can’t rehearse it, but you can be prepared.
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Lytt: Determining a Go-to-Market Strategy
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HBR's 10 Must Reads Strengthening Your Soft Skills (with bonus article "You Don't Need Just One Leadership Voice--You Need Many" by Amy Jen Su)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills (Paperback + Ebook)
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Don't Be a Cat: Putting on Your Best Virtual Face
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Public Speaking: Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start
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3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation
Communication Digital ArticleFight back against their tendency to zone out or multitask. -
Is Your Pitch as Great as Your Idea?
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Conquer Your Nerves Before Your Presentation
Power and influence Digital ArticleThey’re natural, but you don’t have to be captive to them. -
To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
Behavioral science Digital ArticlePeople respond to stories that convey vulnerability, humor, and humility. -
How to Talk in Meetings When You Hate Talking in Meetings
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Don't Let "Being New" Stop You From Speaking Up
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What to Do When Your Ideas Aren't Landing
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To Give a Great Presentation, Distill Your Message to Just 15 Words
Communication Digital ArticleA TEDx producer on how to connect with your audience. -
How to Cure Your Dread of Public Speaking
Communication Digital ArticleGive the same talk multiple times. -
A Speech Is Not an Essay
Business communication Digital ArticlePut the paper down.
