by Trish Springsteen | Sep 8, 2011 | Communication, Public Speaking
In my previous blog I had outlined the strength of both Churchill and Lincoln’s speeches. They did not depend on ‘overblown rhetoric’ were my actual words, and I have been severely taken to task for them too! I have been accused of being ignorant of the...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 5, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking
I have just returned from listening to some remarkable speeches; and there was one speaker who left me with that feeling – “Wow! That was Good.” I am sure that all of you have been impressed by presentations you have heard at sometime or other, but have you ever...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 1, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
It’s the *shudder* old myth again!! Pundits propounding in print about the unimportance of the ‘words’ we use to convey our message. And yet, here we are – together; me at my place and you at yours and all the gestures and body language in the world is not going...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 29, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
One of the pleasures of working in communication training is that you receive exciting invitations to attend, or even judge, speaking events across the nation.I was privileged to be invited to such an occasion recently, where there were a number of speakers on display...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 8, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
That is a really bad pun, but the best I can do on a Monday morning! However I was forced to watch some horse racing on televisions over the weekend (yes – forced! The husband nodded off and was sitting on the remote; it was a delicate situation) Anyway –...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 13, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
Trischel’s two principles of communication © reflect the realities of getting information across to our listeners; having it accepted and, hopefully, acted upon.If you recall the second one is to engage the audience personally by applying the arts of persuasive...
