Four tips to help you become a more engaging and charismatic speaker, presented by students from one of my public speaking courses for kids in Perth. We talk about hand gestures, the voice and eye contact.

In this article, I share some video conferencing tips and more general behaviour-related tips that should help you navigate your conference call, interview or presentation, and deliver your message more effectively.

This short video explains how to use your voice to trigger positive feelings of power and improve the way you’re perceived.

Over the past decade, the power pose has faced controversy and scientific scrutiny, leaving many people confused about its efficacy and many turning their backs on a simple practise that can yield positive results. This article sums up the debate, clears the myths and explains the current scientific findings so that you can leverage positive feelings with simple postural change.

Typically, when we ask a question, inflexion occurs at the end of the question, in other words, our pitch raises. The problem is, sometimes people make a statement with an inflexion, often referred to as up-speak. This makes the statement sound like a question or that the speaker is questioning their own words. Find out how this can be detrimental and how to quit the up-speak habit.

Fillers in conversation, like ‘um’ and ‘er’, tend to be viewed negatively. However, there’s plenty of evidence that they serve a valuable purpose during communication. In this article, we’ll look at some of the suggested meanings behind these discourse markers, with the aim of breaking negative connotations. If you’re aware of your use of these utterances and are concerned about how you use them, hopefully, I can put you at ease.

Just because someone speaks, it doesn’t mean they will be heard. Unfortunately, some people feel like their comments and verbal contribution go unheard–they might be physically heard and even acknowledged, but they aren’t given much attention. This article shares five simple vocal tips to help you be heard, captivate your audience and gain influence.