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ARTArticleYou Can't Sell Your Audience Unless You Do This One ThingMost people think that just because they are speaking to a larger group of people when they are “on stage” both literally and figuratively that the audience will be sold when they are finished giving their presentation or speech. This type of thinking will definitely prove to be the fallacy that will kill any chance of you being an effective and persuasive speaker, but truly this is how most people think!ARTArticleYou Deserve Abundance!“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”— Jim Rohn
Our lives are driven by our habitual behaviors and we do this unconsciously.ARTArticleYou Really Need to Upset YourselfI think that it was Jon Kabat Zinn - UMass Medical School and "father" of mindfulness-based stress management - who said "If meditation is making you feel uncomfortable, then it's working!".ARTArticleYou Would be Surprised How Time Management Skills Can Improve Your LifeMost people are extremely bad at time management skills but deceptively think that they are in total control of their time. The deception is that they do not have an accounting system that tracks their time that measures their goals whether big or small. It’s probably safe to assume that most people only accomplish forty percent of what they set out to go for a given period of time.ARTArticleYour Own Personal Development JourneySince I started working for myself in the area of personal development in January 1996, I have come across many, many people who yearn for a better life, a more balanced life, people who want for more out of life. I’ve met lots of people who have bought all the books – purchased their atlas or roadmap, so to speak – but who are not prepared to take each step along the journey.ARTArticleYour Own SpaceWe remember as kids grabbing blankets, pillows and sheets and throwing them on any piece of furniture that we could and we made a fort. We would bring toys in the fort and play in there for hours. Oh, what fun that was!rARTArticleYour PrioritiesAre you feeling overwhelmed? Or are you frustrated because you have too many things going on and you don’t know where to start?
Many of my clients share with me they feel overwhelmed, frustrated and stressed because they have so much to do to keep their business going or keep up with their work. They often resent the fact that they became an independent entrepreneur/business owner or have a new job or got promoted because it’s more than what they think they can handle.
Yes, life and work are busy and YES there is a solution.ARTArticleYour Self-Talk Can Make You or Break You - Focusing on the Negative and Mind ReadingThere are so many ways that your self-talk can add to your life or subtract to it. In this article, I’ll explain two types of mind games your self-talk can play with you: focusing on the negative while discounting the positive as well as mind reading. Let’s start with focusing on the negative while discounting the positive.
Both of these ways of talking to yourself lead to low self-confidence. But they can be changed.
Focusing on the Negative While Discounting the PositiveARTArticleYour Self-Talk Can Make You or Break You - Labeling and Comparing Yourself with OthersThere are so many ways that your self-talk can add to your life or subtract to it. In this article, I’ll explain two types of mind games your self-talk can play with you: labeling and comparing yourself with others. Let’s start with labeling.
LabelingARTArticleYour Self-Talk Can Make You or Break You - Predicting a Negative Outcome and OvergeneralizingSince your self-talk affects everything about your life, what you learn in this article is crucial to your growth toward high self-confidence.
Have you ever said any of these to yourself?
• I can’t do it.
• I’m so stupid! I can’t do anything right.
• I’m afraid to speak up at meetings. People will ridicule what I say.
• I will fail, so why try?
• I can never get this right.
• I’m such a loser. I’ll never get a better job.ARTArticleYour Success – Career, Sports Performance and HealthAll the time we have images on our mind, images that inspire us or images that increase worry and doubt. We actually think in pictures. Just pay attention to what’s on your mind all day - your thoughts and images.
We know the body’s performance is an expression of what is going on in our mind, and our subconscious keeps us on an autopilot all day unless we interject and take charge of our life. As it has been illustrated may times with the “lemon example,” the subconscious doesn’t know the difference between what is “real” and what is imagined.ARTArticleYOURS FOR THE TAKING: You can have anything you want, so long as you know what you wantSECRETS OF SUCCESSrARTArticle?How To Become A Super Magnet To ProsperityYou turn mega attractive to the wealth you want by clarifying exactly what it is you want and why you desire it. So that leaves the How... How DO you clarify your want?ARTArticle***3 Steps for Making Your Speaking Voice One of Your Greatest AssetsMost people who hear themselves on their voicemail or answering machine do not like what they hear. How do you feel when you hear yourself on some form of recording equipment? When you think about the image you project, be it in person or over the phone, would you consider your recorded voice to be an asset? Does it ‘speak well’ for you?ARTArticle***3 Steps for Stopping Vocal Abuse Once and For AllYou know you have vocal abuse but you don’t know what to do about it. Some may tell you to whisper (truly a no-no!) while others tell you to stop talking. Neither is the answer. Whispering is very hard on your vocal folds (cords) and should never be done. And, most people are not in a position to stop talking for months or even a year to stop the discomfort or pain.
The real problem with vocal abuse is that if you can alleviate it by not speaking or singing for a certain amount of time, it will only return if you continue with the same vocal habits that started it in the first place.rARTArticle***4 Methods for Closing Your Speech or Presentation That Will Leave a Lasting ImpressionThe last thing you want in public speaking is to leave your audience abruptly hanging without the knowledge that you have concluded. In my previous article, I discussed the need for signaling the end of your talk. The 2nd criterion, however, involves reinforcing your central idea.
The most common closings are:
1. Briefly Summarizing Your Development.
If you have a few subtopics, then you could end your speech or presentation by briefly listing those subtopics which all serve to reinforce your main topic.ARTArticle***A Dynamic Delivery Can Make Even a Mediocre Speech SoarIdeally, it should be your goal to deliver an excellent speech or presentation with enthusiasm and passion. However, if you had to choose, which one do you think would be better? A great speech with a boring delivery? Or a mediocre speech given with expression and emotion? There is no simple answer to that question; however, with a lifeless, dull and flat delivery, you will lose your audience no matter how great your words.ARTArticle***An Effective Closing is Just as Valuable as Your Opening in Public SpeakingThe poet Longfellow said, “Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending.” While this 19th century poet was referring to the poem, his words are equally applicable to public speaking. Many great presentations and speeches are less than stellar because of a weak or non-existent finish.
Yes, you must grab your listeners’ attention with your opening. It is a must if you want to capture your audience from the moment you begin.ARTArticle***An Occasional Mistake in Public Speaking Is Not a Problem – Seeking Perfection IsTake two internationally renowned speakers. One speaker who I will refer to as Mr. X occasionally forgets where he is because he adds anecdotes pertinent to his main points throughout his presentation. In doing so, he sometimes forgets where he was since he is not using any visual aids. He is speaking from both his head and his heart. His delivery is dynamic and exciting. The other individual, Mr. Y, talks perfectly word-for-word. His memorized delivery is very fast and includes no anecdotes as he is saying each word directly from his PowerPoint presentation.ARTArticle***Discover 5 Ways to Open Your Presentation That Are Guaranteed to Capture Their AttentionWhen I was teaching public speaking at the college level, I would fail any student who opened his or her presentation with the words, “Today I am going to talk about….” That is not a memorable opener and that is not the way to begin a speech or presentation.ARTArticle***Does a Hot, Sexy Voice Matter?If the numbers are correct and 37% of the image you project is the sound of your speaking voice, then without a doubt, having a hot, sexy voice that exudes warmth and sensuality is a turn-on. For both men and women, deeper voices are much more attractive to the listeners’ ears than a high-pitch, whiny, nasal, reedy, or wimpy sound.
If you look at the voices used to portray sensuality in Hollywood, two of the biggest stars are Kathleen Turner and George Clooney. Other voices that display this quality are Julia Ormond, Sean Connery, and Ashley Judd.ARTArticle***Does Your Voice Quiver, Shake or Skip an Octave Just at the Thought of Public Speaking?Imagine that you are standing in front of an audience. Your hands are cold and clammy, your knees are wobbly, and your stomach is in knots. You manage to smile but you can feel your lips twitching. You open your mouth to speak, praying that your trembling lips allow for your voice to come out. And, it does! However, the sound that ensues is anything but solid, stable or reliable.
Nothing is more embarrassing for a speaker than to be plagued with a voice that quivers, shakes, or skips an octave when standing at the lecte
or the head of the conference table.ARTArticle***Eliminating Beliefs in OrganizationsYou probably already know that The Lefkoe Method can improve your personal life. Did you also know that it can be used to improve your work environment?ARTArticle***Furtive Glances Are Not the Same As Making Eye Contact with Your AudienceIf you have trouble making eye contact with your audience, I suggest you make every attempt to change that practice. A young lawyer with whom I was working would glance about the room, briefly looking at someone and then immediately glancing at someone else, never actually seeing any of us in his audience. At first, you would think he was making eye contact but as he continued in this pattern, you realized that he saw no one in his audience.
A furtive glance tells your listeners that you have something to hide.ARTArticle***Good Voice Training Means Discovering the Voice You Don’t Know You HaveThere are various approaches to voice training that you should be aware of if you are interested in improving your vocal image. Even some coaches who are published will not teach you the basic fundamental of good voice improvement because they are working with the voice you already have. Good voice training means discovering the voice you don’t know you have. And the only way that will happen is when you are taught to use your chest cavity as your primary sounding board.ARTArticle***Great Speaking Voice Vibrates in Your Chest – Not in Your NoseWhen you listen to the greats, like James Earl Jones, Julia Ormond, George Clooney and Diane Sawyer, one characteristic which they all share is that their voice vibrates in their chest when they speak. While everyone vibrates in the area directly below the vocal folds, as well in the throat, mouth, and nasal cavities, those who power their voice by means of their chest cavity actually feel vibrations in their mid-torso region.
Does it matter whether you vibrate in your chest or not? Only if you want a warm, rich, resonant sound.ARTArticle***How the Lefkoe Belief Process Works, Part 1Many people who have eliminated at least one belief using the Lefkoe Belief Process have asked me for more details on how it actually works. In order to provide you with a relatively complete answer (it would take me several days to teach you how to use it effectively), I’ve written a two-part article. The Lefkoe Belief Process (LBP) begins with the client describing an undesirable pattern of behavior or feelings that he has been trying unsuccessfully to change. Feeling patterns could include fear, hostility, shyness, anxiety, depression, or worrying about what people think of you.ARTArticle***How the Lefkoe Belief Process Works, Part 2THIS IS PART 2 OF “HOW THE LEFKOE BELIEF PROCESS WORKS. Read Part 1 first.
For many years we thought that this was all that was necessary to eliminate a belief. A few years ago we realized that it was enough for “visual” people, people who know reality by seeing it, who are about 80% of the population. But a significant number of people are emotionally kinesthetic: they know reality through their feelings.ARTArticle***If Only One Voice Matters, What Is Yours Saying?When I was in graduate school studying music composition, my singing professor told me that the pitch of my speaking voice was too high and proceeded to show me my ‘real’ voice. Deeper in pitch, warm and resonant, my ‘real’ voice no longer exhibited whiny, young-sounding qualities.
At the same time, I was waiting on tables at an exquisite restaurant in Columbia, Maryland, by the name of King’s Contrivance. Upon discovering my real voice, I knew I was going to sell more food. And, it worked. I sounded more mature; I sold the higher-priced items; and, my tips went up.ARTArticle***If You Are Soft-Spoken, Your Message Is Not Being HeardI once met a man who told me that his soft-spoken voice made others become quiet and pay attention to him. It took everything in my power not to laugh in his face. In today’s loud, fast-paced, hectic world, being soft-spoken is definitely not a strength, especially in America. To be constantly asked to repeat yourself is one of the reasons others take over the conversation.
Imagine watching a movie and the volume is not quite loud enough to be able to understand the actors’ words. That is exactly what is happening when you speak and others cannot hear you.