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Why Finding Comfort in the Discomfort is Key to Confident Public Speaking
Changing how you speak when speaking publicly can feel counterintuitive to the way you’ve always known.
Public Speaking Tips - Brush up on your presentation skills with Walkerstone
Our friends at Walkerstone created this handy graphic all about the do's and don'ts of presenting and we just had to share it with you.
Voice of Reason: How to mediate a difficult conversation - Tips for Leaders, Managers, Team Builders and Collaborators
Navigating conflict is never pleasant. And it can be doubly hard to witness friends or colleagues in the midst of a disagreement that doesn’t directly involve you.
There’s no ‘I’ in Team….But Should There Be? Tips for Leaders, Managers and Team Builders
S.H.E. Summit founder Claudia Chan, uses the term “macro-movement” to describe the amalgamation of social movements working as a team to ensure women and men are treated fairly.
Professional Success - Want to change your communication style? Embrace growing pains.
Working on changing your communication style? Patience + awareness = success.
Code-switching: Connect with Your Audience - Public Speaking Tips
A clear understanding of your audience is important for a number of reasons. Not least of which is so you can decide how you should talk to them.
Most valuable thing Warren Buffett owns? A degree in public speaking.
What’s the only diploma the 3rd richest man in the world has hanging in his office? It’s from Dale Carnegie’s public speaking course issued to one Mr. Warren Buffett in 1951.
Hate the sound of your voice? It’s not you, it’s science!
One of the best ways to hone your public speaking skills or presentation skills is to record yourself when you practice. Yet many of us would rather eat glass than listen to the recorded sound of our own voice.
Conquering Your Fear of Client Cultivation
The biggest fear for female entrepreneurs? Attracting new clients.
Professional Success -Managing Up: How to Talk to Your Boss
Working for someone who doesn’t communicate effectively can be tricky. Since it’s in your best interest to forge a healthy relationship with your boss, what to do? Enter the concept of ‘Managing Up’.
Mindfulness: Get Your Head in the Game - Career Success Tips
What is mindfulness? And why would the president of a major professional sports franchise think it a valuable tool for his world-class athletes?
Professional Success -Asking For a Raise? Read This First.
Once you have your list of accomplishments pick one and breakdown the steps you took to achieve it – build the story of your accomplishment.
Active Listening: How to Communicate Consciously - Tips for Leaders, Managers and Team Builders
What is Active Listening and how can it benefit our professional as well as personal conversations?
Five Reasons Why You Should Work With a Communication Coach
Do you communicate in a way that's engaging? A communication coach can help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
How Meditation Can Help You Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Meditation can help you cultivate courage when public speaking. For the price of ten minutes a day, that’s not a bad deal.
Can Soft Skills Be Taught? Tips for Leaders, Managers and Team Builders
At Bespoken, we believe that soft skills can be taught. Follow these tips to trick yourself into becoming a people person.
How to Make Lasting Communication Skills Change in the New Year: Tips for Leaders, Managers and Team Builders
Change is hard, but it doesn't have to be. Bespoken invites you to turn and face the strange ch-ch-ch-ch-changes to make lasting change in the New Year.
How Great Leaders Command a Room: Tips for Leaders, Managers & Team Builders
We contribute our tips for beating nerves and owning the room when speaking in public in this article by Molly Reynolds for Inc.com.
Public Speaking Profile: Emily May at TED
Hollaback! founder Emily May has made it her mission to end street harassment. Click here to watch her TED talk!