The birth is imminent ...

The road to the book is long, sometimes rocky, but overall very beautiful and fulfilling. That's why I find the comparison with childbirth very appropriate. A process of becoming a book takes place over many months, step by step through various stages. I have now almost reached the end of this process. The book birth of "Voice Sells! – The power of [...]

2023-11-28T21:21:12+01:00 June 30, 2014 | Book recommendations | 0 Comments

The 0.25 seconds that matter – Mehrabian reinterpreted

Again and again, participants in my seminars and trainings ask me: "What about the well-known Mehrabian study? Is it true or not?" Since there are really many different opinions floating around here, I feel the need to explain this from my point of view: The formula of the US behavioral scientist Albert Mehrabian from the 1970s regarding the components of our [...]

2023-01-01T13:10:21+01:00 June 25, 2014 | Book recommendations | 4 Comments

What voice and performance luck have to do with each other ...

Recently, I was invited to the book presentation of my GSA colleague Gabriel Schandl. He presented his new book "Giving the Best – Ways to Achievement Happiness" to his large audience. In a very successful keynote, Gabriel shared his very personal thoughts on the topic of top performance. The quintessence of this: That we all really live our real talents and [...]

2019-04-21T18:08:53+02:00 June 6, 2014 | Book recommendations | 0 Comments

What to do with going and winning has to do with vote ...

"Moveo, ergo sum!" I move, therefore I am! - Movement and especially walking have always fascinated me. What has a stronger influence on the voice than movement? Anyone who deals with the voice knows that only with the right movement, only with the right posture will our voice ever reach its "full size [...]

2019-04-21T18:05:53+02:00 May 12, 2014 | Book recommendations | 0 Comments

The Meeting Slide (Dr. Sylvia Löhken)

Meetings and discussions in groups are often very exhausting for introverts – especially if there are extroverted participants who talk a lot and loudly in such situations. The result: intros quickly feel invisible. If you use the voice correctly here, you can still get attention and convince skillfully. When loud arguments drown out the good Ines [...]

Presentation tips from Switzerland: Thomas Skipwith

I particularly appreciate the German Speakers Association for the many interesting personalities I have met. One of them is the Swiss Thomas Skipwith. At the last GSA convention, I had talked to him for a long time. And his open and approachable manner made a deep impression on me. His mission is to ensure that there are only exciting, [...]

2025-02-04T15:29:25+01:00 March 21, 2013 | Book recommendations | 1 Comment

Audiobook "Secret Seducer Voice": Review from the Webinar Organizer's Perspective

When conducting webinars, the voice of the speaker is of great importance. This can make a decisive contribution to whether the participants in the webinar are enthusiastic about the topic or not. I looked at it from the point of view of a webinar organizer, or rather listened to it. Arno Fischbacher has published an audio book called "Geheimer Verführerstimm" ("Secret Seducer Voice"), which [...]

2024-08-22T22:13:36+02:00 March 6, 2013 | Book recommendations | 0 Comments

Entertaining, practical, good!

The word "networking" is on everyone's lips today. Without helpful contacts, hardly any business is connected today, hardly any promotion is pronounced. But in view of the abundance of networking platforms and presentation options, it is easy to lose sight of the simple and essential. This is where Magda Bleckmann comes in in her pleasantly concise guidebook.

2019-02-05T21:22:01+01:00 February 17, 2013 | Book recommendations | 0 Comments
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