The Virtual Orator

  • During the past year, the world around us changed drastically, and it had a devastating effect on many aspects of our lives. As socially evolved beings, humans use communication skills to interact. What happens to these skills when almost all…

  • Speak your way to success. That could be a good slogan for networking. Approach people, talk a lot – make connections. For many of us, a networking event is a scary (and mandatory) task from which we would gladly escape.…

  • When you think about a brand, your first thought is probably of a company. Have you ever consider that you are, yourself, a brand? Every time you step in front of people to talk, you are representing the most important…

  • Most of us start to feel anxious, nervous, before a chance to speak in public. It is the stress kicking in, and you want to get rid of it. Yet, should you? Stress is a normal human reaction. Our body…

  • A job interview is a particular style of public speaking. As with any other speaking situation, you must train and rehearse as much as possible. Try to anticipate the questions and prepare the stories you want to share. Practicing your…

  • Training interviews realistically is possibly even more critical than any other form of public speaking. The interviewee’s job is at stake. Hence, it is critical to leave a good impression, which means you need to be prepared. We are pleased…

  • We repeatedly talked about how important your public speaking skills are to evolve in your career, to reach your goals. You know you’ll never be as good as you can be if you do not practice. The best way to…

  • In a pandemic and post-pandemic world, public speaking is now often different. Remote presentations are now common and will likely become more of a norm. Even sales pitching that would traditionally always insist on physical presence are now frequently online.…

  • In these difficult times for the economy, it is more important than ever to be effective in your business pitch. You don’t want to go unprepared. With a quick search, you can find plenty of rules to write the perfect…

  • In the first part of the post, we focused on your personal delivery. Those are the first things your audience will perceive, but not the only ones. You can be a good speaker with a fascinating performance, but the presentation…

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