Category: Communication Skills
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The Power of asking questions to become a better speaker
We all know how difficult it can be to stand on the stage and answer the audience’s questions, but how about the other side? How about standing up in front of everyone, picking up a microphone, and asking the speaker a question? Asking questions For those who fear public speaking and feel exposed, asking a…
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Stand-up Comedy is Some Serious Public Speaking
Do you like to listen to stand-up comedians? People are more than happy to sit for 1 hour or more in a chair listening to someone talking and even pay for it. However, invite them for a formal speech, and they will be less than excited… Sure, the comedic tone helps, but there is more…
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Bingo Game: Speaking in a meeting
Bingo Night used to be quite popular among our elderly, but you can make this game not only fun again but also helpful for your speaking challenges. We had previously shared with you a couple of bingo cards to help you overcome your fear of public speaking or make networking tasks more fun. Now, it…
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Public Speaking Bingo: Enhance Skills Through Play
Everything is easier to learn when you do it by playing. This is quite obvious for kids, but we sometimes forget that it is valid for us too. Public Speaking can be terrifying, and adding a little extra incentive might come in handy. Due to the success of our networking bingo card, we decided to…
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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…
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“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,…
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9 things that are alienating your audience
You prepared this fantastic presentation. You have everything ready, and yet… your audience isn’t engaging. Why? It is a fact that some audiences are particularly difficult, but it is the speaker’s job to find a way to reach them. In fact, most of the time, if the audience isn’t engaging, it is because you’re doing…
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Public Speaking Courses in VR: Take your Virtual Orator experience to the next level
Virtual Orator was built as a highly flexible tool for realistic public speaking practice, tailored to your situation and need. The trainer or user has control of many settings: venue, audience size, audience behavior patterns, slides, notes, feedback, and more. The introduction of courses to Virtual Orator takes this flexibility and bundles it into a…
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How TED talks altered the way we see public speaking
TED talks are now one of the most famous speaking events in the world. Born in 1984, they become a true phenomenon in 2006. It was then, when for the first time, some talks were put online and made accessible to anyone around the world. This phenomenon gave us an interesting perspective – a talk…