World Book Day 2022 inspired us share a list of five notable books in our lives right now, for a variety of reasons. Without further ado: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker This one seems more relevant now than when she published it in 2018. How to gather on zoom vs. live? How to re-gather? […]
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We’ve learned a lot here at Articulation in our role as speaker coaches over the last two decades. As we marked 20 years, we celebrated by compiling a list of our top 20 speaking tips. Take a look at these proven techniques to help improve your speaking performance, reduce anxiety, and avoid common pitfalls. 1.
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Today is the 20th anniversary of my entrepreneurial journey. Many of you know I started as a general communications operative and consultant (Speechwriting, PR, Media, Crisis) and made a hard turn into Executive Speech Coaching and Training after I curated and hosted the first TEDxColumbus event in 2009 with Nancy Kramer. I’ll finally also
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One of our clients asked, “Whenever I’m presenting online, I feel like I lose people’s attention. Is it my voice? What are some simple things I can change to improve the way I speak when I present virtually?” Dear client, we are happy to help. In the last year, we at Articulation have taken what
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The Virtual Team Pitch. I am going to claim this is the year that oral VIRTUAL RFP defenses became the norm. Why? Because we’ve helped with three of them in the last month– when in year’s past we would do maybe two in a whole year. So here’s the skinny on what we’ve learned in
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Flexibility. As we sat in the gorgeous new conference facility at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, having just finished a day of rehearsals and a day of taping 16 talks, we started to finalize the panel discussion logistics. I said “Let’s try to do it in the lobby.” Long, pregnant pauses filled the cavernous room. (I guess
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I simply have one question for you today. Why are we on so many video chats? With the spread of COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders many of us are under, to say video conferencing is booming would be an understatement. Zoom said daily users spiked to 200 million in March, up from 10 million in
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Dear friends and colleagues, The world feels a bit upside down now. To everyone who is experiencing illness or economic upheaval, our hearts are with you. If you are like us, you’re trying to juggle new challenges– from home schooling to finding out where toilet paper is in stock, while keeping yourself and your loved ones
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Dear Friends: Our thoughts are with those families who are personally impacted by the Coronavirus. While news of events being cancelled due to the virus make headlines, let us offer you some positive communication options during this time of uncertainty. Remember, you still have something to communicate even if you may not be able to
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Development events, quarterly briefings, town halls, annual meetings, or investor days. If you’re a communication professional, chances are you’re charged with preparing the executives, researchers and scientists you work with for their moment in the spotlight– how can you make sure they deliver with impact? Ruth Miligan has some tips to share with you in
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