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Ho ho um ho, by Alastair Grant
Most of us suffer from a few umms and errs as we speak. They are a type of disfluency, and sit alongside other impediments such
December 10, 2015
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Get that job! By Alastair Grant
Anyone can find that at an unexpected time in their careers, they have to go for interview. This might be to keep their job, get
July 6, 2015
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"speak up" articles
Two Routes to Persuasion – Richard Petty and John Cacioppo, by Alastair Grant
Two Routes to Persuasion – Richard Petty and John Cacioppo We know that a successful presentation can be measured under two headings. First, did the
December 18, 2014
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Please don’t confuse me. Get to the point. Don’t waste my time.
“If you use words that the viewer has to process, then they will miss the next three to six words that you say.” This is
September 24, 2014
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Bullet points can endanger life
By Alastair Grant In the Summer of 2009, Kabul, Afghanistan, a slide presentation was given to the US command. One of those slides has since
May 5, 2014
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How to make messages stick; use of “Stickies” and Daisy
By Alastair Grant We argue that if your audience cannot remember your key messages then your presentation has failed. It maybe the listener, if asked
January 23, 2014
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"speak up" articles
I object!
We handle objections all the time both at work and at home. But how skilled are we at handling them and does it matter anyway?
October 31, 2013
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Deeper voices earn more money
Deeper voices earn more money Recent research at Duke University in North Carolina, USA has discovered that men with deeper voices make more money, run
July 2, 2013
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