7 Feb Lessons on better speaking from the Super Bowl
I love it when after a major game, people who have little to no experience with the NFL or professional athletes, do the Monday morning quarterbacking and procl
aim the connections to business.
Certainly, professional sports can serve as a cool way to learn about leadership and teamwork, but you’ve got to take it in context plus remember that many people are not sports fans. Some may wear the hats and jerseys, nod their heads, smile and cheer, but if you ask them how many innings there are in the quarter, they will answer a basket is worth 2 points.
So, what are some meaningful lessons and how can sports fans and non-sports fans alike learn them?
As professional speech coaches, we’ve worked with pro-athletes, their coaches, and senior team executives in several major leagues. From that perspective, looking through the lens of communication, we do get to hear firsthand how these executives, coaches, and professional athletes think. (more…)
27 Dec Helping Kids at Ron Burton’s Training Camp
It was such a joy to be able to give back to the famed NFL player Ron Burton’s training camp! The kids in this program have amazing spirit and desire to improve. (more…)
23 Aug Controlling Nervousness and Working with Visual Aids
This video covers how to control the fear of public speaking and how to work with visual aids. In 2002, Apple Computer partnered with The Speech Improvement Company Inc., to promote better public speaking. Dr. Ethan F. Becker flew to Cupertino to record this 30 minute webinar, which lived on Apple’s website for the next 6 years!
We hope you find it helpful. Runtime 30 min.
Apple Computer and The Speech Improvement Company from SpeechImprovement on Vimeo.
8 Jul Crisis Management
Dr. Ethan F. Becker teaching Crisis Management at the RAZAK School of Government in Malaysia. The intention of the seminar was to help leaders understand how to communicate effectively during crisis situations. When leaders and managers are not prepared to communicate predictability, safety, and control, the results can be devastating. (more…)
6 Jun TSIC is the Winner of the American Resident Project’s Pitch-Off
Laurie Schloff, winner of The American Resident Project’s Connected Health ’15 Pitch-Off, discusses how The Speech Improvement Company uses emotion-sensing technology to help people overcome their anxieties with public speaking. The Connected Health ’15 Pitch-Off challenged clinicians and clinicians-in-training to pitch creative ideas that improved health through the use of emotion-sensing technologies.
6 May Master Job Interviewing Skills
From the archives…
Download interview with confidence audio-only mp3 professional studio recording.
Master Job Interviewing Skills: After 911 in 2001, many clients of The Speech Improvement Company (TSIC) were out of work. To respond to this shift in the economy, TSIC created a 2 hour workshop open to the general public and free of charge to teach people how to master job interviewing skills. This public service had become popular and private presentations were requested by many networking groups in the region. TSIC continued to offer this service for years to come as a way to give back to the business community. (more…)