How You Can Deliver a Memorable Public SpeechWritten by Bea Fields
"A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep!" -Peggy Noonan These ten attributes will support you in creating an empowering public speech that is motivating, captivating, and memorable. 1. Savoir-faire The ability to act appropriately in any given situation will provide you with flexibility to connect with any listening audience. 2. Relevance Your audience wants to be able to exit building with some knowledge or idea that can be useful in their lives today! 3. Empathy For decades, advertising has taught us that people buy based on emotion. In an empowering public speech, you will gain trust of your audience by touching both head and heart. 4. Authenticity Authenticity is a magnet that will make you memorable and attractive. 5. Creativity By using audiovisual aids, objects, and media forms, your audience will retain message more easily.
| | Leading with Emotional IntelligenceWritten by Bea Fields
Executives with a strong Emotional Quotient (EQ),as well as a strong Intelligence Quotient (IQ), are quickly becoming leaders who ultimately make best decisions and lead most satisfying lives. These ten practical techniques will support you in bringing new life and amazing opportunities to you every day, both personally and professionally. (1) Become aware of your own emotions and how they impact others. Make a list of your strengths and your limitations when heat is on. If you are quick to anger or curtness, take a personal “time out” before communicating with an employee, colleague, friend, or family member. (2) Display honesty, authenticity, and trustworthiness in all actions. Before you go to sleep at night, ask yourself this question: “Did I live according to what I know is right for me and for others?” (3) Be flexible. Your ability to adapt to a quickly changing world and to changing needs of your employees/colleagues/family will set you apart from crowd when it comes to being an effective leader. (4) Include humor and laughter in both work and play. Studies reveal that laughter is most contagious of all emotions. Once a person hears laughter, a positive chain reaction spreads through group, resulting in an increase in productivity.
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