Even in a short talk of three to five minutes a speaker is very apt to cover so much ground that at the close the listeners are a little hazy about all his main points. However, few speakers realize that. They are misled into assuming that because these points are crystal clear in their own…
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How to Open a Talk
Dale Carnegie once asked Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, formerly president of Northwestern University, what was the most important fact that his long experience as a speaker had taught him. After pondering for a minute, he replied, “To get an arresting opening, something that will seize the attention immediately.” Dr. Hough planned in advance almost the…
Always be Yourself in Your Business and Personal Life
Angelo Patri once wrote, “Nobody is so miserable as he who longs to be somebody and something other than the person he is in body and mind.” Legendary Hollywood director, Sam Wood, said the greatest headache he has with aspiring young actors is exactly this problem: to make them be themselves. They all want to…
Be a Better Employee By Taking Care of YOU
“Leave your personal life at the door.” This is a common saying in the workplace, but it’s just not natural and there’s no human being in the world that is capable of completely leaving 100% of everything personal “at the door”. In fact, things about your personal life that form who you are – –…