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In the U.S. it’s the week of the Labor Day holiday (on Monday). Since a lot of you will be making the most of this last gasp of summer, I’m going to join you and take the week off. Enjoy your holiday and we’ll pick our discussions up again next week, same place, same time! … Read more

We all should be looking at improving aspects of our personality, especially those that benefit our career by boosting performance and as we gain hands-on experience, we gradually develop essential business skills that will empower us in the future. If you recall the very first time you had to present something to a group of … Read more

Working through a translator can be either a frustrating or enjoyable experience. Many factors can affect the experience and the effectiveness of your communication. So, a good translator is worth their weight in gold. They can work wonders, navigate cultural minefields, and deliver your message entertainingly and enjoyably for the audience. However, as good as … Read more

If you are about to finish your education, your thoughts will no doubt turn to career opportunities and this is an exciting time to be entering the employment market. Of course, it is important to choose a career that you enjoy, after all, you will be spending your entire working life in your chosen field, … Read more

One of the most challenging types of speeches to give is the one in which you are trying to teach your audience something new. You have the knowledge, you just have to find a way to use your speech to pass that knowledge on to your audience. The good news is that these speeches are … Read more

As speakers, we can never be certain what the next speech that we’ll be asked to present will be. There may be circumstances that we’ll be asked to talk to an audience that has just experienced a life changing event. In those cases, we need to make sure that we take the time to do … Read more

One of the most enjoyable speeches that we can be called upon to give is what I like to to think of as a “forward looking” speech. The reason that I like this type of speech is that we are being asked to give our opinion on what the future will hold for our audience. … Read more

One of the most challenging speeches that we may be asked to give is one in which we provide our audience with advice. The audience has come to hear us speak because they believe that we know the best way to handle a situation and so we’re under the gun to make sure that we … Read more

As speakers, we can sometimes get overwhelmed with all that we have to do. If we’ve agreed to give a speech, there is the research, preparation and practice that we need to get done. All of these things can start to build up and before we know it, we find that we simply have too … Read more