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Wake Up Your Brain

by Paul Hellman | Jun 20, 2022 | New Tips, Presentation Skills, Self Management

Although I love going to London, whenever I’m there, I worry about death. “How did he die?” people would ask about me. “Oh,” someone would say, “he was crossing the street and looked left instead of right.” Do you ever look...

Vary Your Enthusiasm

by Paul Hellman | Apr 28, 2022 | Presentation Skills, Self Management

“Thanks for your reply!” an associate emailed me, with a cheerful exclamation point. How many emails do you get, or send, that end like that? I get a lot! And I send them too! I think it’s contagious! But more often, I end emails with a simple,...

Telling a story? The 4 rules.

by Paul Hellman | Mar 31, 2022 | Presentation Skills

Suppose you’re speaking to a business audience. A sure-fire way to capture attention is with a story. But you need to tell it well. That’s not hard, just follow these four rules. Let’s practice with a story about job interviewing. 1) Open with...

3 Ways to Persuade

by Paul Hellman | Mar 17, 2022 | Presentation Skills

There were 10 men in the room. All of us were stunned. It was the last night of childbirth class. Up till then, we’d discussed childbirth rather extensively. Still, we had no idea, really, what to expect. Childbirth, for the men, was an intriguing, faraway...

Do you have presence? Of course not!

by Paul Hellman | Feb 28, 2022 | Presentation Skills, Self Management

President Zelensky has inspired the world with his presence. “We are in Kyiv,” he announced in a video from his phone. “We are all here, protecting our independence, our country, and it will continue that way.” When the U.S. offered to evacuate...

Rule #1: Speak like a Normal Person

by Paul Hellman | Nov 16, 2021 | New Tips, Presentation Skills, Self Management

I spent today on Zoom, maybe you did too. Sometimes I prefer the phone, because you can pace back and forth. Not to brag, but I’m very good at pacing. My clients though, usually prefer video to phone. Why? It’s VISUAL. And so is the best communication. For...