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Added for You - Speak to Influence Mini-course; Part 2 of 5
In the five and half years I have been in the networking and home based business industry, I have seen and heard a lot of hype and many polar opposite views of the network marketing industry.Some people are passionate about the industry, while others condemn it. Some claim all companies are pyramid schemes and scams. Celebrity authors such as Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Kiyosaki advocate the industry.Network marketing is, in its most fundamental sense, a franchise business model. Such a model provides a duplicable system that involves the continuous repetition of certain activities.One key test of a network marketing or home based business company is whether there are large numbers of repeat customers who order and use real products even if they do not get a check. The fact is that Amway/Quixtar, Melaleuca, PrePaid Legal, USANA, and many others have sold millions upon millions of dollars of products to happy customers, many of whom are NOT also getting checks.There are twelve critical factors that are required for a company to provide a legitimate opportunity for the average person to succeed with a home based business. Most important, is needed,
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and e
You know, this would be a great business if it weren’t for having to deal with people all the time…OK, so maybe I’ve exaggerated things a bit, but we’ve all certainly heard that saying before. Why does that sentiment ring true for so many folks? Obviously it’s because of all the people challenges we’re presented with in our business. Virtually every one of my clients over the years has brought up the subject of dealing with difficult people. There’s no escaping the fact that they come into everyone’s lives at one time or another. Sometimes they come in the form of an unhappy or hard-to-get-along-with client, customer, or co-worker. Sometimes they’re a person we report to or someone who reports to us. And sometimes they’re just someone we happen to come in contact with like a store clerk. Whoever they are, they can cause anxiety, frustration, concern, or anger in us and can even cause us to become like them – someone difficult to deal with.Sometimes the best way to deal with a difficult person is to avoid them altogether – give them wide berth. But often we don’t have that option. The difficult person is someone we simply have to deal with. Most people would say that in t
1. Your voice: a musical instrument
2. Banishing non-words.
3. Avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes.
1. YOUR VOICE: A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
When considering the elements that are associated with a musical instrument, we may list the following:
Pitch
When it comes to your voice, pitch is very important, because if you do not speak at your natural pitch you can strain your voice. Try this when you are alone. Think of a phrase of a song that you know well. Alternate between humming and speaking this phrase. There will be a pitch at which you feel very comfortable. As you hum there will be a certain vibration around your nose and mouth that feels just right and you will experience no strain. This is your natural pitch.
Inflection
Inflection is the difference between highest and lowest pitch. If you end your statements with an inflection as if you might be asking a question, you will sound uncertain, which lowers your creditability and authority. You need to pay special attention to your inflection habits and break them if they are working against you.
This exercise will help you to control the inflection of your voice properly. First, hum to set yourself at your natural pitch. Next, think of an easy sentence and state it at your natural pitch. Then state it at higher and higher pitches until you are at your maximum comfort level. Then repeat the exercise but go to your lowest extreme. By going through this exercise you will become more familiar with the natural range of your own voice. You will then be able to note more quickly the way you move your voice through this range. With more observation and practice you will be able to make adjustments to improve your use of pitch.
Tone
Tone is related to the amount of emotion you let into your voice. If you are down, do you let it show in your voice? If you do, your audience will certainly know it. You want to sound upbeat and enthusiastic in most professional speaking situations.
When speaking to someone in person, smile, keep thinking positive thoughts, and use positive body language. To help your telephone communication, keep positive images and items near where you work and on your desk. They will help keep you feeling positive, and that positive tone will come through in your telephone conversations.
Tempo (rate of speaking)
Your speaking pace is an important part of speaking success. The average speaking pace is 150 words per minute. Speaking studies have revealed that a faster pace leads to a higher success rate of message delivery/reception. For example, average salespeople speak a bit faster than 150 words per minute, while top sale people speak at almost 250 words per minute. Faster speakers are perceived to be more intelligent, knowledgeable, creditable, and persuasive.
This is not to say that you should speak as fast as you can. There is an acceptable upper limit. However, within a normal range, speaking faster has proven to make your communication more effective.
If you want to understand your tempo, go back to your recording of the scripted narration. Count the words and time the length of the recording. Next record yourself as you try speaking at faster tempos. Make adjustments as you deem appropriate.
By the way, the faster-speaking salespeople do not say the words faster. They compress or reduce the pauses and gaps between words. Try this as you seek to increase your tempo.
I do many recordings of people and then edit the narration afterwards. I can change the “apparent” tempo by taking out the silent spaces that occur in between sentences or when people take in a breath of air.
Keep in mind that blending pauses with pace properly can add to effective message delivery. A pause has certain effects on the audience. It may make them aware that something important was just stated or it gives them a moment to ponder. A properly placed pause is very important. Therefore, take out the small gaps that contribute to a slower tempo and then pause for maximum effect when you do pause.
Rhythm
If your voice evaluation suggested that you are boring or monotone, consider your rhythm. Sometimes you will want to emphasize something with a short staccato burst of words. At other times you will want your words to smoothly flow for a significant length of time.
Varying the rhythm of your delivery makes it more interesting.
To help you to gain an appreciation for engaging rhythm, think of a speaker who you are familiar with, who you think is lively and hardly ever boring. Listen closely to what this person does. Does this speaker vary the rhythm of the delivery? There is more than a fair chance that this is true. Watch and emulate this speaker.
Origin (or placement and voice amplification)
People that speak for a living, such as actors or voice artists, have a term they use called the “mask.” The mask is a triangular-shaped area defined by your two sinuses and your mouth. The sinuses are your body’s amplifiers.
To use this natural amplifier, you have to learn to place your voice in the middle of this area.
Try some exercises. First shift the origin of your voice to your chest. Can you make it sound deeper? Then try shifting the origin of your voice by focusing just on your nose. While you do this place your hand on your chest and your fingers on your nose. You will be able to experience the shift in the center of the vibrations.
With a bit of practice you will be able to shift the origin of your voice around and keep it focused on the mask when you are speaking.
2. HOW TO BANISH “NON-WORDS” FOREVER
Non-words are meaningless filler that get in the way of delivering your message.
Here is an example. When we . . . ahh . . um . . . make a presentation and um. . . ahh start to address the audience, we can sometimes get caught up in being too self-conscious . . . you know what I mean? To overcome this, we need to think like . . . well, um . . . a professional with the intention of constantly improving our speaking capabilities, okay?
The non-word fillers are completely unnecessary, and we never put them into our written material.
When we use these non-words in our speech, we sound less intelligent. Using them can make us seem unsure, hesitant, or even incompetent. They may aggravate and annoy the listener.
Beyond using non-words, we also have to be sensitive to annoying vocal habits, such as clicking or popping, and noisy breathing, such as gulping air. I once recorded someone that started almost every sentence with a slight single ticking sound like the sound your grandmother made when scolding you but this person did it only once. I was able to take this sound out of the recording and highlighted this to the person. Once she was made aware of it she quickly corrected this habit. Again, go back to your recordings and see if you have any habits such as this. Usually once aware it is straight-forward to make an adjustment.
We need to focus and work to remove these things when we speak.
Listen again to the recording you made. Do you hear yourself using any non-words?
Once you become aware of them, the first step to removing them could be to replace them with non-verbal pauses. Even though these pauses will sound like an eternity to you, the listener will not notice. I guarantee it. Once removed and replaced with a pause you can then work to reduce these pauses and increase your tempo. A little work identifying, replacing with a pause and then stepping up the tempo will lead to a significant improvement in your speaking performance. The best speakers use tempo and pauses most effectively.
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and e
Many of our students express interest on establishing their own private practices. Having your own business means you can have the flexibility needed to fulfil your family commitments, to have control of your life and to excel the quality of your services. Having that in mind, AIPC has developed some guidelines that may help you setting up your practice. Going into business for yourself is definitely not just a matter of opening the doors and putting out a welcome mat!Promoting your BusinessProfessionals in the health and associated industries, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, etc., often work from their own self-employed businesses, and as such are required to maintain appropriate trading and other records. When becoming self-employed it is natural that you wish to see your business thrive, and with this natural expectation in mind we ask that you try to set realistic goals. Don't expect that your business will flourish overnight, and don't expect it to grow unless you put in significant effort. Nurturing your business in the early stages is like most other things in life, you do the right thing by it and it will do the right thing for
When speaking to someone in person, smile, keep thinking positive thoughts, and use positive body language. To help your telephone communication, keep positive images and items near where you work and on your desk. They will help keep you feeling positive, and that positive tone will come through in your telephone conversations.
Tempo (rate of speaking)
Your speaking pace is an important part of speaking success. The average speaking pace is 150 words per minute. Speaking studies have revealed that a faster pace leads to a higher success rate of message delivery/reception. For example, average salespeople speak a bit faster than 150 words per minute, while top sale people speak at almost 250 words per minute. Faster speakers are perceived to be more intelligent, knowledgeable, creditable, and persuasive.
This is not to say that you should speak as fast as you can. There is an acceptable upper limit. However, within a normal range, speaking faster has proven to make your communication more effective.
If you want to understand your tempo, go back to your recording of the scripted narration. Count the words and time the length of the recording. Next record yourself as you try speaking at faster tempos. Make adjustments as you deem appropriate.
By the way, the faster-speaking salespeople do not say the words faster. They compress or reduce the pauses and gaps between words. Try this as you seek to increase your tempo.
I do many recordings of people and then edit the narration afterwards. I can change the “apparent” tempo by taking out the silent spaces that occur in between sentences or when people take in a breath of air.
Keep in mind that blending pauses with pace properly can add to effective message delivery. A pause has certain effects on the audience. It may make them aware that something important was just stated or it gives them a moment to ponder. A properly placed pause is very important. Therefore, take out the small gaps that contribute to a slower tempo and then pause for maximum effect when you do pause.
Rhythm
If your voice evaluation suggested that you are boring or monotone, consider your rhythm. Sometimes you will want to emphasize something with a short staccato burst of words. At other times you will want your words to smoothly flow for a significant length of time.
Varying the rhythm of your delivery makes it more interesting.
To help you to gain an appreciation for engaging rhythm, think of a speaker who you are familiar with, who you think is lively and hardly ever boring. Listen closely to what this person does. Does this speaker vary the rhythm of the delivery? There is more than a fair chance that this is true. Watch and emulate this speaker.
Origin (or placement and voice amplification)
People that speak for a living, such as actors or voice artists, have a term they use called the “mask.” The mask is a triangular-shaped area defined by your two sinuses and your mouth. The sinuses are your body’s amplifiers.
To use this natural amplifier, you have to learn to place your voice in the middle of this area.
Try some exercises. First shift the origin of your voice to your chest. Can you make it sound deeper? Then try shifting the origin of your voice by focusing just on your nose. While you do this place your hand on your chest and your fingers on your nose. You will be able to experience the shift in the center of the vibrations.
With a bit of practice you will be able to shift the origin of your voice around and keep it focused on the mask when you are speaking.
2. HOW TO BANISH “NON-WORDS” FOREVER
Non-words are meaningless filler that get in the way of delivering your message.
Here is an example. When we . . . ahh . . um . . . make a presentation and um. . . ahh start to address the audience, we can sometimes get caught up in being too self-conscious . . . you know what I mean? To overcome this, we need to think like . . . well, um . . . a professional with the intention of constantly improving our speaking capabilities, okay?
The non-word fillers are completely unnecessary, and we never put them into our written material.
When we use these non-words in our speech, we sound less intelligent. Using them can make us seem unsure, hesitant, or even incompetent. They may aggravate and annoy the listener.
Beyond using non-words, we also have to be sensitive to annoying vocal habits, such as clicking or popping, and noisy breathing, such as gulping air. I once recorded someone that started almost every sentence with a slight single ticking sound like the sound your grandmother made when scolding you but this person did it only once. I was able to take this sound out of the recording and highlighted this to the person. Once she was made aware of it she quickly corrected this habit. Again, go back to your recordings and see if you have any habits such as this. Usually once aware it is straight-forward to make an adjustment.
We need to focus and work to remove these things when we speak.
Listen again to the recording you made. Do you hear yourself using any non-words?
Once you become aware of them, the first step to removing them could be to replace them with non-verbal pauses. Even though these pauses will sound like an eternity to you, the listener will not notice. I guarantee it. Once removed and replaced with a pause you can then work to reduce these pauses and increase your tempo. A little work identifying, replacing with a pause and then stepping up the tempo will lead to a significant improvement in your speaking performance. The best speakers use tempo and pauses most effectively.
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and e
Move over pop star "Posh Spice" Adams and English soccer hero David Beckham, the personal branding power of newly engaged Australian celebrity sports couple Lleyton Hewitt and Rebecca Cartwright could be worth up to $100 million dollars.In terms of public relations and effective public relations, their media performance this week in both print and television proves they have the potential to become a truly global brand and rival Posh and Becks on the world stage.Hewitt, who has undergone a lot of media training has earnings from sponsorship and tennis valued at $13.7 million per year according to the BRW Rich List.Their personal brand is definitely stronger as a couple because they are opposites that attract, and this is always very seductive for consumers in terms of marketing strategy.Hewitt’s values of the gritty, anti-establishment, anti-authority fighter appeal to the Australian larrikin in us all, while Cartwright’s youthful, wholesome girl-next-door image provides a balance to this, a component essential to any brand building.Brands help keep products or services fresh in the minds of consumers – and good marketers and influencers are able to identify wh
Rhythm
If your voice evaluation suggested that you are boring or monotone, consider your rhythm. Sometimes you will want to emphasize something with a short staccato burst of words. At other times you will want your words to smoothly flow for a significant length of time.
Varying the rhythm of your delivery makes it more interesting.
To help you to gain an appreciation for engaging rhythm, think of a speaker who you are familiar with, who you think is lively and hardly ever boring. Listen closely to what this person does. Does this speaker vary the rhythm of the delivery? There is more than a fair chance that this is true. Watch and emulate this speaker.
Origin (or placement and voice amplification)
People that speak for a living, such as actors or voice artists, have a term they use called the “mask.” The mask is a triangular-shaped area defined by your two sinuses and your mouth. The sinuses are your body’s amplifiers.
To use this natural amplifier, you have to learn to place your voice in the middle of this area.
Try some exercises. First shift the origin of your voice to your chest. Can you make it sound deeper? Then try shifting the origin of your voice by focusing just on your nose. While you do this place your hand on your chest and your fingers on your nose. You will be able to experience the shift in the center of the vibrations.
With a bit of practice you will be able to shift the origin of your voice around and keep it focused on the mask when you are speaking.
2. HOW TO BANISH “NON-WORDS” FOREVER
Non-words are meaningless filler that get in the way of delivering your message.
Here is an example. When we . . . ahh . . um . . . make a presentation and um. . . ahh start to address the audience, we can sometimes get caught up in being too self-conscious . . . you know what I mean? To overcome this, we need to think like . . . well, um . . . a professional with the intention of constantly improving our speaking capabilities, okay?
The non-word fillers are completely unnecessary, and we never put them into our written material.
When we use these non-words in our speech, we sound less intelligent. Using them can make us seem unsure, hesitant, or even incompetent. They may aggravate and annoy the listener.
Beyond using non-words, we also have to be sensitive to annoying vocal habits, such as clicking or popping, and noisy breathing, such as gulping air. I once recorded someone that started almost every sentence with a slight single ticking sound like the sound your grandmother made when scolding you but this person did it only once. I was able to take this sound out of the recording and highlighted this to the person. Once she was made aware of it she quickly corrected this habit. Again, go back to your recordings and see if you have any habits such as this. Usually once aware it is straight-forward to make an adjustment.
We need to focus and work to remove these things when we speak.
Listen again to the recording you made. Do you hear yourself using any non-words?
Once you become aware of them, the first step to removing them could be to replace them with non-verbal pauses. Even though these pauses will sound like an eternity to you, the listener will not notice. I guarantee it. Once removed and replaced with a pause you can then work to reduce these pauses and increase your tempo. A little work identifying, replacing with a pause and then stepping up the tempo will lead to a significant improvement in your speaking performance. The best speakers use tempo and pauses most effectively.
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and e
At last election day is upon us and we as Americans should have a much better sense of which direction our country will be headed within the next few hours.Day after day, the media are filled with stories of who will do what if this party or that party takes control. The headlines are filled with phrases like “seizing control” and “taking power” and stories about the ramifications of Democratic or Republican control of Congress.“Taking control” is part of our daily lexicon, too. “He’s a take charge kind of guy.” Or, “She’s a control freak.” Everywhere you turn, life seems about controlling our words, our actions and our environment. At least it is in most spheres.But I wonder if you were to ask 10 marketers how in control they feel about their marketing message if even half could honestly say they’re in charge. Sure they design their messages and sign off on the creative product of their advertising agencies. But from that point on they start to lose control.Marketers cast their messages out to the public through a variety of media, like newspapers, broadcast and the Internet, without really knowing whether or not the public is fully absorbing their messages. These da
2. HOW TO BANISH “NON-WORDS” FOREVER
Non-words are meaningless filler that get in the way of delivering your message.
Here is an example. When we . . . ahh . . um . . . make a presentation and um. . . ahh start to address the audience, we can sometimes get caught up in being too self-conscious . . . you know what I mean? To overcome this, we need to think like . . . well, um . . . a professional with the intention of constantly improving our speaking capabilities, okay?
The non-word fillers are completely unnecessary, and we never put them into our written material.
When we use these non-words in our speech, we sound less intelligent. Using them can make us seem unsure, hesitant, or even incompetent. They may aggravate and annoy the listener.
Beyond using non-words, we also have to be sensitive to annoying vocal habits, such as clicking or popping, and noisy breathing, such as gulping air. I once recorded someone that started almost every sentence with a slight single ticking sound like the sound your grandmother made when scolding you but this person did it only once. I was able to take this sound out of the recording and highlighted this to the person. Once she was made aware of it she quickly corrected this habit. Again, go back to your recordings and see if you have any habits such as this. Usually once aware it is straight-forward to make an adjustment.
We need to focus and work to remove these things when we speak.
Listen again to the recording you made. Do you hear yourself using any non-words?
Once you become aware of them, the first step to removing them could be to replace them with non-verbal pauses. Even though these pauses will sound like an eternity to you, the listener will not notice. I guarantee it. Once removed and replaced with a pause you can then work to reduce these pauses and increase your tempo. A little work identifying, replacing with a pause and then stepping up the tempo will lead to a significant improvement in your speaking performance. The best speakers use tempo and pauses most effectively.
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and e
According to a recent government report the business world is currently in a leadership crisis. Up and coming managers, those who will be our business leaders of the future do not see examples of “inspirational leadership” in their work places. Employees long to see a genuine shared vision, real confidence and trust in teams and respect for colleagues, customers and employees. Less than 40% of managers actually see these traits on display in the workplace.Where did all our leaders go? Perhaps we have placed too much emphasis on management of our businesses instead of leadership. I would hazard a guess that more people are comfortable with the thought of becoming a manager then they are with being asked to take the position of leader. Therefore, naturally we have more aspiring managers than leaders but a much bigger percentage of managers are capable of becoming leaders in their fields that are actually stepping up to this role. Why?What is leadership? Perhaps we don’t have as many leaders as we need because not enough of us understand what leadership is really all about and who can become a leader. Can you take someone who isn't a natural leader and turn them into one? Are we
As noted above a well placed and executed pause draws in the audience and may help to capture their interest. The power of a pause can also add drama and impact. You may even boost the appearance of being confident and in control.
Other benefits to adding pauses are that they can help you to gather your thoughts and allow the listener to reflect on what you are saying. Finally, a habit replaced by an effective pause can help you to vary the tempo and this adds interest and makes you a more exciting speaker.
3. AVOID EMBARRASSING PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES
Many mistakes can be avoided once you are aware of them. Many people often are unaware of their mistakes. This is an area where your trusted helpers can be invaluable. Let them know that you need them to point out everything and in particular a pronunciation mistakes.
If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a work, look it up. Use the dictionary, and your pronunciation mistakes will quickly disappear.
There are many online dictionaries that will actually pronounce the word for you. Try the Merriam-Webster website at www.m-w.com.
It is helpful to make a list of your common bloopers. Work with this list until you no longer make any of the common mistakes. For certain periods of my life I kept a vocabulary journal. I wrote down new words that I heard and then looked them up and practiced using them in conversation. If you are like many people then your list will be small but this personal list is very important. It will be easy to address your own list of personal bloopers.
Well that’s all for part 2. You can improve your voice and message delivery with a little time and effort.
Part 3 will cover some important points such as speaking with authority, conquering stress, making sure you get your listeners attention and then stating your case with care.
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