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Cátia Isabel Silva
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How feedback in Virtual Orator helps you improve
Virtual reality is ideal for much more than gaming. It is a powerful training tool that gives the trainees a safe space to make mistakes. The same premise is valid with soft skills, a VR system training is an excellent way of developing them. How? First, and most obviously, it helps you gain confidence through…
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Has a year of lock-downs affected your communication skills?
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 interactions are virtual? Communication and relationships Effective communication is the basis of healthy relationships. During…
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Networking Bingo – a game for those that hate networking
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. I hate networking! What is it, and how do I do ‘networking’? Good networking involves…
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Turn yourself into a brand of success
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 brand of them all: you! Sell your brand, not yourself You may feel awkward when…
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Do stress it. How to find the right level of stress
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 is designed to experience it and produce physical and psychological responses to its symptoms. It…
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5 Ways Good Public Speaking Skills help a Job Interview
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 answers to commonly asked questions is a huge step towards success. Yet, knowing the right…
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When to say ‘no’? – Not all opportunities are good opportunities
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 be a good communicator is to communicate! Does this mean you should jump in every…
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7 business pitch rules no one tells you about
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 business pitch. Yet, a few are constantly forgotten. We prepared 7 points – many times…
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How to analyze your speaking performance – Part II
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 won’t be successful without a good message. Message Your goal when giving a presentation is…
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How to analyze your speaking performance – Part I
Leaving the presentation venue, two questions remain in the speaker’s head: was it good? Was I good? Evaluating your performance can be an unpleasant, yet necessary, task due to all the subjectivity around it. Objectively analyzing your performance Most of us tend to focus on one or two points (usually the negative ones) and form…
