How to Evoke the Conscious Listening Field
When you stand in front of a group, your first task is to activate the Conscious Listening Field in the room. If you deliver information or chatter before they are ready to truly be there for you, or at a pace too rapid to breathe with, you will fight an uphill battle...
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Albert Einstein said: “You cannot solve a problem with the same thinking that caused the problem.” A century ago the notion that a person can significantly alter their life experience by transforming their thinking and beliefs was radical. Now it has...
Speaking with Charisma
Most of the people I work with are over 40, and I am becoming a connoisseur of seasoned charisma. Charisma has a bad name in some circles because in its unripe state it can show up as manipulative charm. But in its fully developed form, charisma is a quality of...
Public Speaking From the Center of the Earth
Image Credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory Your first 15 seconds in front of a group–whether giving a talk or opening a meeting or training–presents an extraordinary opportunity to meet your audience at the one point in time and in space you all share in...
Speaking Circles®
Learn how to move through stage fright rather than trying to mask it by sharing who you really are.