Speak With Confidence
Answering Challenging Questions on Your Feet (30 min recorded lesson)
Watch our free, 30-minute recorded lesson When at work, questions are continuously being tossed out to us. At times, We don’t know the answer and feel like we should. We can’t answer the question. We don’t have a good answer. We know the question will cause conflict if we choose to answer it. Anticipating questions can create anxiety, stress, and loss of productivity. There is a way to prepare for these questions so you feel
How Not to Digest the Political Sandwich of Balderdash – Doublespeak – Bullxxxx
Technically speaking, each of these three things is slightly different. Practically speaking, they are all the same in the attempt to confuse, distract, and deceive the reader, listener, buyer, and voter. We all know that each of these verbal tactics is normal behavior for most politicians and slick salespeople. They are prevalent at this time of year—election season. During this political season, when you are facing several important decisions on issues ranging from birth and
Ponderous Prepositions and Prefixes
Nothing is more symptomatic of our declining language skills than the increased misuse of prepositions and prefixes. People today feel compelled to tinker with proper word usage in speech by adding those handy prepositions and prefixes. Take traffic reports, for instance. Traffic on Route 1 is “easing up,” “easing down,” “easing off,” or “easing out,” but never just “easing.” What is “easing up” traffic? Is that when cars levitate? Levitating cars certainly would ease traffic.
Motivating Others
In this 30-minute recorded lesson, you will learn the difference between inspiration and motivation. We will introduce the unique Motivation Matrix and use it to identify the six elements needed to motivate anyone. Author Dr. Ian Turnipseed View all posts
Controlling the Impression You Make
What would you like other people to say about you when you are not present? This 30-minute recorded lesson will reveal the six most frequently selected impressions that leaders of countries and companies worldwide find effective. Author Laura Mathis View all posts
Advocating for Yourself
Speaking up on your own behalf should not feel uncomfortable or embarrassing. This 30-minute recorded lesson will focus on both the mindset and methods for advocating for yourself and your ideas. Author Robin Golinski View all posts
Handling Difficult Questions
Whether you’re stepping on stage at a major conference or leading a high-stakes boardroom discussion, the true measure of your communication skill isn’t just in what you prepare—it’s in how you respond when you don’t know what’s coming next. In this 20-minute recorded lesson, Robin Golinski, Executive Communication Coach, and Dr. Dennis Becker, Founder and Senior Coaching Partner, help professional speakers, executives, and thought leaders master one of the most undervalued skills in public speaking:
Delivering Performance Reviews Confidently
If your work situation requires you to manage other people, this complimentary lesson will benefit you. One of your responsibilities is to periodically give people an assessment of how they perform their work responsibilities. This is often a sensitive and uncomfortable task. Author Dr. Ethan Becker View all posts
Controlling Nervousness Before Speaking
Whether you call it ’nervousness” or “anxiety’ or “fear of speaking,” it is a widespread experience for many people worldwide; you are not alone. The good news is that it can be controlled. This complimentary lesson will discuss the ‘real causes’ of this experience and some tools and techniques to control the nervousness. Authors Dennis Becker View all posts Monica Murphy View all posts