Speaking Secret 4: You’ll Fail Your Way To Success
Communicating is a fundamental survival skill, the first one a baby will exhibit once out of his mother’s womb. He will cry out loud to let her know he is alive and to indicate that the support system on which he used to rely has been dangerously disrupted. He will articulate his need for help […]
Speaking Through Interpreters: The Cheat Sheet
If you are speaking abroad, chances are people will not be listening to you. Rather, they will be listening to an interpreter (a.k.a. translator, although that is technically a misnomer). Sure, it all depends on the country and the dominant language where you’re going. But at some point, somewhere, it will happen to you. Now, aren’t […]
How to Tell Stories that Stick
After 30 years as a conference interpreter, making sense of speakers becomes second nature. It is easy to see what works and what doesn’t in public speaking. Too many presenters adhere to a predictable presentation routine that goes like this: open with a busy overview slide cover every item in orderly fashion finish with a […]
Public Speaking Secrets from an Interpreter
Regardless of your age, gender or position in life, there are some assumptions I can safely make about your past, present and future. Let us look back before we look forward. Odds are you had to speak in front of a crowd for professional or social reasons not too long ago. Irrespective of how well […]