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To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
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The Art of the Elevator Pitch
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How to Land Your First Paid Speaking Gig
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How to Give a Stellar Presentation
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Nail Your Presentation — Even When Your Time Is Cut Short
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The Upside of Your Public Speaking Jitters
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To Give a Great Presentation, Distill Your Message to Just 15 Words
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The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First
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How to Shine When You’re Put on the Spot
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Research: Being Funny Can Pay Off More for Women Than Men
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3 Rhetorical Techniques to Increase Your Impact
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Research: Men Speak More Abstractly Than Women
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3 Questions Investors Ask Themselves When Evaluating a CEO
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What the Best Presenters Do Differently
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To Win Over an Audience, Focus on Building Trust
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To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
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If a Speaking Gig Can’t Pay, Ask for Another Form of Compensation
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How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
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Stop Scripting Your Speeches
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Don’t Focus on the Most Expressive Face in the Audience
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The Upside of Your Public Speaking Jitters
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How to Speak Up in Meetings
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Don’t Just Memorize Your Next Presentation — Know It Cold
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How to Nail the Q&A After Your Presentation
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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation
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Unmute! Effective Virtual Communication
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills (Paperback + Ebook)
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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation
Communication Digital ArticleFive tips to set yourself apart. -
How to Pitch a Brilliant Idea
Presentation skills Magazine ArticleBefore you even know it, the stranger across the desk has decided what kind of person you are. Knowing how you’ll be stereotyped allows you to play to—and control—the other guy’s expectations. -
Unmute! Effective Virtual Communication
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Unmute! Effective Virtual Communication, Teaching Note
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Improve Your Public Speaking with a More Effective Mindset
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What's Feeding Your Fear of Public Speaking?
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How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
Communication Digital ArticleSeven tips. -
3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation
Presentation skills Digital ArticleFight back against their tendency to zone out or multitask. -
When Did Yoda Start Writing CEO Speeches?
Communication Digital ArticleThe "backloaded business sentence" must. Go. Away.