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Category: Assertiveness
Mastering the Q&A: Dealing with Tough Questions with Confidence
You’re about to start your presentation. Everything is ready, you rehearsed… what can go wrong? Immediately, a bright red alarm goes off in your head: the Q&A! The more you think about it, the more you feel your head spinning. What if they are mean? What if I don’t know the answer? What if…? Before…
Sales Presentations – 7 ways to become top-seller
If you ask 10 people you know about selling, at least 6 of them will say, “I’m not very good at selling.” That’s because they mainly focus on the wrong aspects when trying to convince someone to buy a product. There are many different types of sales presentations. It can be a one-on-one conversation, a…
“Tell me about yourself.”
Do you remember that first day of school, when the teacher would ask you to stand up and “Tell the class about yourself.”? You would probably close your eyes, take a deep breath, and wish very hard that some natural catastrophe would destroy the whole school at that very moment. Now that you’re an adult,…
How to give truly constructive feedback
Feedback is vital to improve your work performance. The same is valid for public speaking – receiving good feedback is a huge help to improve your presentations. However, you may have a hard time getting constructive feedback. When you want to help someone, telling them what they want to hear is hardly the way. Learning…
6 questions you must ask to prepare a better speech
Having your audience profile is essential to adapt your presentation to who they are and what they’re expecting from you. It is not always that easy, though. The audience can be too heterogeneous, or you could not have that much information about them. So many variables can make your job harder. There will never be…
To meet or to email? A question you should be asking
We all have been in meetings from which we leave thinking, “this could have been an email.” We know how frustrating that can be and how it can harm the workflow of our day. Good communicators know the best mediums to use according to their goals. Could it have been an email? Email is, nowadays,…
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…
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…
Self-concept: How you label yourself… and harm your speech
The way you see yourself – your self-concept – defines the way you behave and communicate. If you see yourself as clumsy, you probably will trip over something as soon as you enter the room. If you’re sure you’re a boring speaker, you will be one. Self-concept – your own label Self-concept is the beliefs…
Arguing in the New Century
When talking about arguing and debating, most of us think about politicians. Those big scenarios where they offend each other in the most politely way they can, many times approaching ridiculousness. Almost every day, we are led to debate and argue about something. Far from these structured environments, most of us don’t even realize that’s…
