Coaching and Training Reflections

AI Apps for Speaking: Practical Tips for Navigating Practice, Feedback, and Nuance

AI apps for speaking can help you practice and offer basic feedback, but they often miss the mark on nuance. For those big moments, real coaching is your secret weapon to ensure you shine! ******* This whole AI craze is getting pretty real, isn’t it? And we’re just as curious as the next person about […]

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Create Confident Speakers: Low-Stakes Opportunities for Your Team

Does your team have the opportunity to practice communication in low-stakes environments? Like in school, it shouldn’t be reserved for a few. Build confidence and competence by giving everyone a chance to speak. And discover the ways our course can help you level up your team and leaders before the end of the year. *******

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Hitting the Mark: The Value of Feedback in Public Speaking

Earlier this month, Ruth and I participated in a charity golf outing organized by our client, Huntington National Bank. It benefited Pelotonia, a remarkable organization with one simple goal: End cancer. We were thrilled to support both! Many people would be excited for a day of golfing– I was decidedly not. Because, drumroll: I don’t

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Transforming Talks: Inside Look at Speaker Coaching

From crafting your big idea to mastering delivery, here’s an inside look at what it takes to deliver a killer presentation– from the perspective of an Articulation Speaker Coach. ******** Imagine going to a conference and where every breakout session contains insights. Where each presentation leaves you thinking. Where you’re never tempted to check your

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Executive Communication Catalyst: How a Simple Question Saved Time and Transformed a Client’s Career

Elevate your executive communication skills with insights from this success story, demonstrating how Articulation’s coaching services can empower professionals and help them achieve transformative results. ***** We work through many of the same exercises with all of our Articulation clients: What’s the goal of your communication? What do you want your audience to do? What

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Unlocking the Power of Self-Discovery: A Journey with the Birkman Assessment

Unlock the power of self-awareness with the Birkman assessment. This tool reveals the value of understanding different personalities. Learn how it can revolutionize your communication and personal growth. ***** Almost as soon as I joined the Articulation team about a year and a half ago, I became trained and certified to debrief clients on the

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Emerging Speaker Showcase: August 2023

Welcome to the Emerging Speaker Showcase Thursday, August 24 | 3 – 4:30 p.m. WOSU Ross Community Studio   The Emerging Speaker Showcase is a TED-like event featuring emerging speakers, each delivering a 9-minute talk. This event, our third in the series, is produced by Articulation, under the direction of our founder, Ruth Milligan. Meet

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Stop Giving Boring Presentations

This article, by Blythe Coons, is a continuation of our series on the (negative) emotions that typically trigger calls to us, and small tips to mitigate these challenges. They may feel familiar. That’s because they’re happening in board rooms and offices around the world on a regular basis.  Boredom Noun: Not able to engage meaningfully

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Why is it so hard to write like we speak?

I just took the Miami Writing Institute class. It’s a 4-5 hour online “taste” of what Miami University has been teaching teachers about writing within each academic discipline and genres through their nationally known Howe Center for Writing. A few weeks ago, I was on panel with its director, Elizabeth Wardle, Ph.D. and had some

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BLUF: How *Not* to Annoy Your Audience

This article, by Blythe Coons, is a continuation of our series on the (negative) emotions that typically trigger calls to us, and small tips to mitigate these challenges. They may feel familiar. That’s because they’re happening in board rooms and offices around the world on a regular basis.  Annoyed Something is happening that bothers you.

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