Communication Archives

How to Read the Room & Adapt Your Presentation Accordingly

How to Find Your Target Audience and Competitors

How can you read the room even before you speak? How should you respond to certain reactions you get during your presentation? Even the most prepared speaker must be ready to be flexible during their speech. A skilled public speaker knows how to read the room and go with that flow in order to maintain the connection between them and their audience. Read more for John C. Maxwell’s advice on how to read the room and adjust your speech as needed.

How to Motivate People: 3 Ways to Spur Your Audience to Action

What’s the primary goal of public speaking? How’s it achieved? In The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication, internationally renowned speaker John C. Maxwell shares his secrets to becoming a confident and effective communicator capable of delivering any message to any audience. He provides practical tips for achieving the primary objective of public speaking. Read more to learn how to motivate people with Maxwell’s three recommendations.

Marriage Advice for Newlyweds: 4 Tips Every Couple Needs

Are you entering your first year of marriage? What’s the best marriage advice for newlyweds to keep in mind? Getting married is an exciting adventure, and your first year will feel like a rollercoaster. During that time, it’s important to take care of your relationship so it doesn’t get stale after the novelty wears off. Let’s look at four pieces of marriage advice for newlyweds by relationship experts.

How to Remember a Speech: 3 Steps to Memorize Your Main Ideas

Do you have a speech or presentation coming up? Do you want to deliver it without sounding like you’re reading from a script? The Memory Book shows you how to remember sequences of items using image-based association, how to create stand-in words to make abstract items easier to remember, and how to apply those techniques to remember full ideas in sequence. You can use these strategies to memorize a speech or presentation. Continue reading to learn how to remember a speech with techniques from The Memory Book.

How to Present a Speech: Advice From John C. Maxwell

Does the thought of public speaking make you nervous? Do you have something to say but don’t know how to get your message across? According to John C. Maxwell, anyone can master public speaking, connect with their listeners, and make a lasting impact with their words by following the 16 laws he’s developed from a lifetime of public speaking. He shares several pieces of advice on how to present a speech confidently and effectively. Read more for these nuggets of wisdom from Maxwell’s book The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication.

How to Strengthen Speaker Credibility: 3 Ways to Build Trust

Do you ever deliver presentations that you don’t really believe in? Do you practice what you preach? According to John C. Maxwell, effective communication starts with the speaker: Your identity, actions, and values affect the way you speak and how others view you. Before you can sway your audience with your words, you must first win them over with your character. Keep reading to learn three ways your speaker credibility can be strengthened.

How to Be a Better Storyteller and Captivate Listeners

Do you want to spice up your speeches or presentations? How can you be a better storyteller and hook your audience? Whether you’re giving a presentation to employees or recalling a funny moment with a group of friends, being a good storyteller goes a long way. If you’ve got an idea or pitch that you want someone to hear, keeping them entertained is a great way to do so. Keep reading to learn the fundamentals of a good story, and how to be a better storyteller.

The Anti-Free Speech Approach of the Social Justice Movement

Do you feel like social justice advocacy has gone too far? Does it seem like you have to constantly watch what you say? The authors of Cynical Theories explain how this came to be. While past movements for equality used to fight for concrete issues, Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay claim that contemporary activists and scholars are more concerned with policing language and culture and shutting down rational debate. Continue reading to learn about the anti-free speech approach of the Social Justice Movement.

Why Do People Fall for Scams? How Con Artists Build Trust

Why do people fall for scams? How do con artists gain the trust of their victims? If you’ve ever fallen for a scam, you probably feel embarrassed or ashamed. But the con artist manipulated you to think you could trust them like an old family friend. Check out how con artists use a false sense of trust to get what they want, according to The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova.

Jordan Peterson’s Marriage Advice: Maintain the Romance

Does your marriage balance romance and routine well? How can you achieve that balance and keep it? Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship. That’s Jordan Peterson’s marriage advice from his book Beyond Order. He provides some practical tips on how to keep your relationship strong through the years. Read more to learn about Beyond Order Rule 10.