by Trish Springsteen | Mar 27, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Last blog I discussed what debating is and briefly outlined the format of a debate. I was asked to explain how debating can help your communication and public speaking skills.Oral Communication is vital in a debate. However, it is also important to add the visual...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 27, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
“Either say something better than silence or be silent” Euripides I came across this quote on a recent trip to Greece and thought how appropriate. So often I hear speeches that are muddled, poorly organised and/or poorly presented. You can not only apply the thought...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 2, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
When we discuss gestures in our one day public speaking workshop we use a story that highlights the consequences if you don’t use the appropriate gesture for the size of the venue. Now as this story revolves around an incident in my business partner’s life I quietly...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 5, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking
I heard a ‘sound bite’ the other day, when someone in Trischel said “in this election I am going to be watching what they say” – she was talking about the coming Queensland State election and her strategy on deciding who to vote for. Her criterion was to ‘watch what...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 5, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
To make your presentation memorable you need to connect with your audience intellectually and emotionally. We connect intellectually through our choice of material and our organisation of our ideas – but it is the emotional connections that will make our audience...
