How to Develop & Deliver an Effective Pitch (with Slides)
Recently I gave a short seminar at TechSoup, located in the CSI (Centre for Social Innovation) building here in Toronto. TechSoup had asked me to speak about developing and delivering an effective pitch, with a slide deck. Their target audience is non-profits who want or need to build their technical skills to help improve efficiencies […]
Effective Communication Skills, Small Talk Ebook
Effective Communication Skills, Small Talk Ebook Learn the techniques and strategies to make you a master communicator! Understand the communication process, and how your brain interprets information so you can connect with people. Build rapport quickly with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Increase your charisma and confidence. Be able to read body language and people’s eyes. Give […]
How Do You First Build Confidence So That You Can Speak With It?
I am going to answer that in a second but before we start I just want to give a quick shout-out to the Seneca College Corporate Communications graduating class of 2011, and thank them again for inviting me to be their guest speaker at last night’s ‘Body Talks’ event. It was an honour to give […]
Be Non-Confrontational or Assertive?
There are times we must speak and tread softly, and I am a big believer in being non-confrontational most of the time. But what I find is that some people are so concerned with being non-confrontational that they lose their assertiveness. That is not so good for their self-esteem, or their relationships with co-workers, family […]
Building Confidence, Building Success
In order to be a success in life you need confidence: that self-trust and self-assurance that guides you through your decisions. You can now remove the self-doubt and learn how to control negative thoughts that you have about yourself, and also deal with outside negativity. Nothing will ever hold you back again after you master […]
How Do You Speak to Yourself?
I know it is a rather odd question, but it is an important one. People like myself who study NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) understand that repeated words and phrases, no matter how innocent or simple they may be, may be interpreted by the brain as a command. Yes, be careful what you say to yourself. Our […]
English Idiom Ebook, If You Like
Hello my friends, Someone emailed me and asked where I got the “Dead Idioms” from (previous post). I sell a downloadable ebook called “Everyday English Idioms”, and that is where they came from. I would be happy if you wish to purchase this ebook. Click here to see it, preview a few pages, and then […]
Dead Idioms?
Hello all, Using idioms (expressions) that are up to date and appropriate will help you fit in better in conversations and allow you to understand more discussions in everyday situations. Using an old ‘dead’ idiom can make you sound a bit foolish, or out of touch. Here are a few idioms that use the word […]
People Management Ebook
FYI here is the link to a 99-page ebook “People Management: How to get people to perform” on sale now for only $11.00! http://www.lulu.com/content/2165412 Follow the link to preview the book/purchase it. Thank you.
Introductions
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a certified Coach who specializes in Communications and Confidence. I have found that the two go hand-in-hand, and that the more confident you become, the better communicator you become, and vise versa. I have a website and blog set up for communication coaching and training but this blog […]