If you’ve got to give a presentation, then chances are you want to make it persuasive. If the audience doesn’t believe or behave differently than they did before they heard you, then you simply didn’t ...

“Be yourself. The worst talks are the ones where someone is trying to be someone they aren’t. If you are generally goofy, then be goofy. If you are emotional, then be emotional.” You’re much more ...

Welcome to your column on public speaking. Last week, we started the discussion on persuasive speech. We defined persuasion as “the art of gaining fair and favourable consideration for our points of ...

If you need help choosing a topic for you upcoming speech then check out our list of 15 easy persuasive speech topics for college students. What we say can have a great impact on someone and can ...

June 10, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you want to be more convincing, try adjusting the speed at which you speak and how many pauses you take while ...

We are living in a contentious time in history. Fundamental disagreements on critical policy, economic, and political issues make it essential to learn how to compose an effectiveargument and to ...

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Case studies provide accessible examples for teaching and learning. That's why we analyze them in business and in business schools. However, useful case studies aren't always formal articles in ...

Have you ever wondered why two people can say exactly the same thing in a meeting, but only one of them gets credit for it? Many times it’s the way we sound that makes the difference between whether ...