Speak With Confidence
Are women better managers than men?
A recent article on the New York Times titled: “No Doubts: Women Are Better Managers” sparked this reaction from Coach Laurie Schloff. Communication Coach Laurie Schloff of The Speech Improvement Company (Boston and Tampa) agrees with Carol Smith (right) of the Elle Group that women are often better managers, but based on her work with hundreds of females aiming for the C level she cautions ambitious females: 1. Women are still cut little slack in
Dr. Dennis Becker on The arrest of Henry Gates
by Dr. Dennis Becker. “Isn’t human communication fascinating?! This whole Gates-Cambridge Police-Crowley-Obama flap is just the latest in the ongoing saga of humans attempting to communicate with each other. By this time, we all pretty much know what happened: Gates lost his keys to his home and couldn’t get in, Gates asks help of his limo driver to push the door in, Neighbor observes two “black men with back packs” doing this, Neighbor, being good
Rewind: Professor Gates meets Sgt. Crowley
If only everyone had obeyed our SOS Stop-Observe-Strategize Principle, one esteemed Harvard professor and one well regarded police sargeant in Cambridge Massachuseetts would be sleeping better tonight. So to the both of you, think mind over mouth next time. 1. Sgt. Crowley: Couldn’t you have used your astute observation skills to surmise that the well dressed, articulate and arrogant fella was likely a Harvard man? Could you have made nice? 2. Professor Gates, yes you
Boston tweet-up in August
Following the great success and interest in our first Social Media seminar, I am planning to organize a tweet-up in the first half of August. Please get in touch with me by email or leave a message below, and suggest topics of discussion as well as preferred day/time. Wahyd Vannoni Director of New Media / Coach http://speechimprovement.com/pages/wahyd_vannoni.php The Speech Improvement Company, Inc. 1614 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446 USA Phone: +1 617-739-3330 Fax: +1 617-232-9430
How Obama Talks: Why Obama Needs a Teleprompter
Commentary by Laurie Schloff “When Obama’s telempromter screen shattered abruptly at a White House press briefing last week, the audience held its collective breath. Obama’s communication strength lies in his ability to deliver a prepared, pre-written speech, not to ad lib, “wing it” or be impromptu. Communication coaches observe that this difference in skill depending on context is not unusual at all. In fact, John McCain (remember him?) was way more smooth when responding to
“If I can’t play my way, I QUIT!”
Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, given a few weeks ago in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, caught the attention of many people across the country, including our TSIC Coaches. The speech was met with mixed reviews from various news sources, so we decided to give our analysis. Here’s what Dr. Dennis Becker thought: “From my perspective, the most “telling” part of her rambling speech was the part she seemed to emphasize and relish in the most – the
Catching Up With the Coaches – Laurie Schloff
The Coaches at The Speech Improvement Company are constantly working with new clients and launching new projects. This week, we sat down with Senior Coaching Partner Laurie Schloff to find out more about what she is currently working on. Laurie’s main focus at the moment is continuing her successful collaboration with the Healthcare Business Women’s Association. She and two other TSIC Coaches, Nancy Goldberg and Lau Lapides, have developed a series of workshops called The
Global Healthcare Leader Visits TSIC program
Laurie Schloff and Nancy Goldberg, TSIC coaches greeted the Global CEO of the Healthcare Business Women’s Association, Laurie Cooke, at their recent workshop held at Perkin Elmer in Waltham Ma. Ms. Cooked joined participants learning how to Speak for Success, part of an award winning Leadership Success Series Sponsored by the organization. Coach Schloff heads up a team designed to build leadership communication skills in the healthcare industry For more information about these programs ,
Meet Emmett Patton, our new intern
Speech Improvement Inc is delighted to have Emmett Patton as our intern for the summer. Emmett studies psychology and linguistics at Boston University and is a singer in an acappella group called “The Dear Abbeys“. > Emmett, why did you chose these majors? Understanding people’s behaviors and the biological and environmental factors that contribute to those behaviors has always been fascinating to me. I’m also very interested in language – how it develops, and the