To put it bluntly: Do you make yourself heard at all? Or are you one of those people who fall completely silent in meetings in the face of the eloquence of some colleagues? Do you have an opinion, very good ideas for the project being discussed? But, before you get around to clearing your throat briefly and summon up the necessary courage to speak, [...]
Not to talk to, but better with the audience Recently, a lady came to me for coaching. She is a high-ranking executive in the HR sector. The reason for her contact: She had been invited to give her first paid lecture in front of a very large professional audience. She was quite used to speaking in front of many people within her company, but [...]
Show emotions, but stay in control Recently, US President Barack Obama gave a public speech on the subject of "gun control" in the presence of numerous media representatives. When he spoke about school shootings with numerous deaths among young students, his emotions and grief could not be overlooked. He could no longer continue speaking at some points in his speech, had to [...]
Where are moments of enthusiasm? In the USA, the presidential elections are scheduled for November. And an intense election campaign is already raging, one debate follows the other and the all-important primaries are starting to start. Democrats and Republicans alike are launching their perfectly oiled and long-prepared campaigns, including polished campaign videos. In Austria, too, we are voting in this [...]
Well-timed breaks in the right places On the occasion of the eagerly awaited debate of the Democratic presidential candidates in the USA, I'll jump over the pond here in the blog ... I always find it very informative and worth observing how Americans campaign and, above all, shape their public appearances. The debate took place on 13. [...]
Honored as "Speaker of the Year"! On the weekend of October 3, I was in Berlin. As part of a very special mission! To my great delight, Stéphane Etrillard and the speaker portal Vortragsredner.de voted speaker of the year 2015. Also awarded in Berlin as Speaker of the Year, the learning expert, who became known for her experiential lectures, was [...]
I hear the message well ... but I lack faith Convincing is not only the order of the day in politics. More and more often, the public perception is less about the "what" than about the "how". signals of body language, facial expressions and especially the tone of voice and the use of the voice [...]
This is what makes your appearance so important: Managers and politicians move in completely different spheres and have different tasks. However, both professional groups have one thing in common: they must be excellently received by their diverse publics. The politicians need this even a little more than the managers. Re-election and so on. In my home country of Austria, [...]
The festival has started here in Salzburg. To mark the occasion, numerous events took place on 18 July. Among other things, director Peter Konwitschny presented his production "The Conquest of Mexico" to the audience at the Felsenreitschule. This took place in the form of a double conference between Konwitschny and the stage designer Johannes Leiacker. I myself stayed at the [...]
This is how you reduce nervousness! Suddenly it is there. Eyelids flutter. Pulses increase. Mouths dry out. Trembling sets in. The nervousness before important appearances has struck. Tension reduces your effect Nervousness in sudden performance situations and when speaking in front of groups sometimes leads to physically dramatic sensations. Many of my clients and workshop participants report similar phenomena, [...]
