Category: FAQ-Communication
Understanding the Less is More Principle of Effective Communication
In informal speech and communication, people have a tendency to talk, and talk, often is a slightly disorganized fashion, since informal speech is not the kind of thing you can plan out. It may surprise you to know that in…
What is “self-disclosure”? – Bacal’s Personal & Work Growth Shop
Self-disclosure is a simple (at least on the surface) approach to communication that involves sharing information about yourself, history, present, emotions and thoughts. Originated and explained by Sidney Jourard, a Humanistic Psychologist, this simple approach, at least used skillfully, can…
Why are some presenters and public speakers boring and others not?
There are lots of things that separate the boring speaker from the interesting one. We’ll focus on one. All human beings are hard-wired to react to change around them. It’s an evolutionary device that helps protect us from threat in…
What is “attentional pacing”, and why is it so important to public speaking?
We explained that conceptual pacing has to do with how fast you go through difficult and easy content. Attentional pacing is related to that, but has to do with how much change you introduce into your speaking. It’s not a…
Should you memorize your speech?
Memorizing your presentation or speech may seem to make sense but it’s almost never a good idea. First, when you write a speech on paper, memorize it, then deliver it orally, you are delivering words that were actually meant to…
Nervous? Why is looking at the back of the room when presenting is a really really bad idea?
When people in your audience, regardless of size feel that you are talking directly to each of them, they feel connected to you as a speaker or presenter. They tend to value what you are saying more highly, and tend…
