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, [...]
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, [...]
Oh Lord, give me time to understand! Recently, I sat in a high-level congress. With equally high-level, impressive keynote speakers. Whereby impressive can be interpreted in different ways. Most of the speeches were great, exciting and inspiring. But then HE came. He, the "differently impressive speaker". He was quite impressive. Namely, through what felt like 6000 slides in 45 minutes, peppered with [...]
A fully filled hall with an expectant audience. I sit in the second row and look forward to a speaker evening with many well-known colleagues. The lights are dimmed. There we go. From the right comes the moderation of the evening. She strides up the stairs to the stage on mile-high heels, but still confidently in step. She looks very good [...]
Recently on the ICE from Munich to Cologne. Every seat in the wagon is occupied. Passengers read, make phone calls, chat or work. Everyone is fully concentrated. The door of the open-plan car opens. The conductor appears. He stands quietly at the door. He looks over the whole wagon with a fixed gaze. With a firm footing and straight posture. A good one and a half [...]
Yesterday, Michael Spindelegger resigned from all his political offices. It was a truly concentrated resignation. Spindelegger was ÖVP party chairman, vice-chancellor of the Republic of Austria and, on top of that, finance minister. An intense task, which was now followed by an unexpected, spectacular resignation. It is not my job or my desire to make political comments here on my blog. [...]
