Knowing how to communicate correctly is one of the skills that most favors professionals in all areas. Those who speak well can motivate, convince, inspire and influence people. And did you know that there are public speaking exercises capable of making you even better? Oratory helps give speeches, but it also serves to help in…
You find yourself spending endless hours in tools like Microsoft Teams or Zoom or around a table discussing strategic agendas, busy schedules from beginning to end of the day with conversations about different projects. All this, not infrequently, leaves you exhausted. However, it doesn’t have to be that way! The problem, mind you, is not…
When we think of good communication, we refer to expressing ourselves assertively, effectively conveying our ideas, desires, and dissatisfaction, thus inspiring other people. One of the most critical aspects of this communication is the power of persuasion. Many people confuse influence with manipulation, but these are very different concepts! To persuade a person or a…
Conducting lectures is an excellent achievement for any professional, but certain basic precautions must be taken to avoid turning this opportunity of accomplishment into a nightmare. One of the most common mistakes is having the famous blank, where the words suddenly run away, and you cannot complete the presentation. When you make it clear to…
Have you ever heard of social intelligence? It is about the ability to build good interpersonal relationships in different situations in our daily lives. People with this ability tend to stand out throughout their lives. Be it at school, college, work, etc. Today we’ve put together some tips on how to develop your social intelligence…
As we grow up, whether for academic purposes or professional reasons, we are incentivized to get familiar with public speaking, often in the form of speeches. Although giving speeches is not rocket science, minor aspects can transform the audience’s perception of them. For that reason, it’s important that you know the difference between a good…
Human beings have different ways of communicating. No two people speak the same (and nor should they). In fact, if you’ve paid any attention to people’s speeches around you, you might have already noticed that they vary from speaker to speaker, according to the context. Those variations aren’t merely coincidental. The 5 Different Types of…
What Is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of persuading through argumentative discourse, whether in speaking or writing, using figures of speech and rhetorical devices. Although rhetoric started in the judicial setting as a technique of defense in courts, and although it’s mostly academically discussed now and often made famous through formal, humanitarian, or political discourses,…
Our world today is filled with a plethora of information. This is usually presented in several ways; in writing, verbally, through paintings, sketches, movies, etc. Various media outlets (television, news posts, WhatsApp, Twitter, telegram, youtube, etc) exist where this information is displayed and digested by its producers and consumers. In this article, we will be…
Public speaking is an invaluable skill that everyone should have. While every interaction you have in your life will not require you to give a speech, the intrinsic abilities carry over to your behavior and interpersonal skills. So, this guide will be all about how long should commencement speeches be and how to craft an effective one….
