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9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds – Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo 🗣️ Public speaking 🎙️ is a fundamental and an essential skill for anyone in today’s world. Whether one is a student, a worker, an executive, a homemaker, a CEO, or a world leader, the ability to speak publicly is […]

As a Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Trainer in Singapore, this is one of the top questions my participants ask for their career growth: “How do I engage the audience better and make my presentations more interesting?” We all know that captivating and engaging the audience is a critical requirement for any presentation. The better

The objective of this question is for the interviewer to understand the candidate’s response and behaviour in challenging situations. In any line of work, there will be challenges along the way. Hence potential employers are interested to know how candidates react and actions taken when faced with a challenge. In this article, we will cover

“Tell Me About Your Strengths and Weaknesses.” This is another classic question that frequently appear during job interviews and it can be tricky to answer if you have not thought about it. Similar to the question “Tell Me About Yourself”, your answer must be relevant and related to the job position you are interviewing for.

“Tell me about yourself.” is the most common question that comes up in every job interview. With experience in giving many self-introductions throughout your schooling years, you may think this is an easy question to answer. However, the answer your interviewer is looking for is not how you will answer in a casual setting. In

Do you know that your public speaking posture affects the audience’s perception and reaction towards you and your speech?We are usually unaware of our own posture and the message it’s sending to others. This stems from the fact that our posture is a habit that we have developed over a long period of time. Therefore,

During a presentation, we mainly use two forms of communication, verbal and nonverbal. Nonverbal communication is commonly referred as body language. We are able to send messages through the use of our body without saying it verbally. Body language includes hand gestures, eye contact, facial expression and postures. In this article we will be focusing

A commonly used communication statistics states that 55% of communication is done through body language, 38% through the use of voice and only 7% through the use of words. Although the numbers are not entirely verifiable, either in its definition or application, the fact remains that a person’s feelings and intentions can be displayed through

Have you attended a talk where you feel like it was conducted in a foreign language (although you were sure you signed up for an English talk) because you can’t seem to understand what the speaker was presenting? This is usually how an audience feels when a speaker is not well-articulated. Articulation is a skill

Jane works as a human resource officer. Recently, the company decided to let go under-performing employees and Jane was assigned to break the news. She didn’t want the employees to feel dejected after receiving the news. Hence, she decided to use a slightly upbeat tone to break the news, with hopes of damping the negative