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Atricle Dump - Speak to Influence Mini-course; Part 1 of 5
Ever travel through a high traffic neighborhood that wants to slow cars down -- so they install these large speed bumps? One of two things happen: You either slow down or you continue on at normal speed and have a terribly rough ride.What are the speed bumps in your organization that keep you from comfortably traveling forward to better profits?1. Lack of a concise directionWithout a clearly stated vision and direction from the CEO, people mill around waiting for which direction to head this week. While they are waiting for the marching orders to come down from the mountain, they are profit margin de
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important t
If you are planning to hold an event concurrent with an upcoming trade show exhibit, you need to start by evaluating your company goals and objectives for what you want to achieve in your trade show display appearance. Once you have determined why you are exhibiting, then you will need to match your trade show display with your event in order to seamlessly reinforce the same message. Your trade show event must be fully integrated into your trade show booths marketing message.This seems like common sense, but every so often trade show event planning goes haywire. A good example of a mismatched trade show even
1. Record your voice
2. Make a strengths list
3. Make an improvement list
4. Define who will help you.
There are many things that you can do to improve your speaking ability. I think that a necessary area to that almost always benefits the speaker is the ability to speck and influence the audience. This mini course will help in many way and we will take it a step at a time.
1. RECORD YOUR VOICE
It is invaluable to record yourself. It will give you a new perspective on how you speak and make a point. It will also be a reference for you. I use my computer and a microphone. A cassette recorder or a micro-cassette recorded will be fine. If you have a video recorder and a tripod this would also serve nicely.
I would like you to record yourself in two different ways. First, simply read from a book or magazine for one to two minutes. Then record yourself without a prepared script. Pick a topic and speak about it for 1 to 2 minutes.
These recordings will be enough for you to now evaluate yourself. An objective evaluation at this point is very important. I strongly suggest you to take it seriously and it can be insightful and fun at the same time.
The goal here is to gain insight on how others hear you. You should listen for specific things such as the way you take breaths, your pronunciation, your perceived pace of speaking. It is even good to note the number of words and then define your speaking pace in words per minute. These recordings are a great reference for you and the more things you observer about them the more value they will have for you.
The objective is to make you aware of your speaking pattern so that you will have specific things to work on and become less self-conscious.
2. MAKE A STRENGTHS LIST
Many people do not like the way they sound. They think it does not sound like them. The way we hear ourselves is not the way others hear us. No matter how you think you sound, it is important to realize that you do have some definite strengths.
After you have recorded yourself, listen to the recording a few times to evaluate certain aspects of your voice. It is important to note that the things we measure we tend to improve. I suggest that you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following qualities. Have your evaluators do the same but realize that each evaluators scale will be different.
Warmth
Command
Professionalism
Enthusiasm
Showing Interest in your material
Articulateness
Pace
Persuasiveness
Pleasantness of tone
Clarity
Passion
Authority
Volume
Write down any other adjectives that come to mind.
3. MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT LIST
The next part of the process is to determine the improvements or needs. Consider the following criteria:
Too fast or too slow
Too loud or too soft
Monotone
Tentative or uncertain
Mumbles
Breath too loud
Breath not paced well
Unpleasant tone
Strong accent
Tired or lacking enthusiasm
Uses non-words, such as ah, uh, um, or you know
Too high-pitched
Nasal
Not relaxed
Singsong
Threatening
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important to
The Operating Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of the members. The Operating Agreement can require disputes to be resolved by arbitration, rather than with costly and stressful litigation. The following is a list of some of the most important elements to include in an Operating Agreement:Set Rules for Admitting New Members: The Operating Agreement can require the consent of all members, or allow a prospective member to become a member with the consent of a majority of the members or all of the members. Restrict Members from Freely Transferring Their Interests in the Company:
These recordings will be enough for you to now evaluate yourself. An objective evaluation at this point is very important. I strongly suggest you to take it seriously and it can be insightful and fun at the same time.
The goal here is to gain insight on how others hear you. You should listen for specific things such as the way you take breaths, your pronunciation, your perceived pace of speaking. It is even good to note the number of words and then define your speaking pace in words per minute. These recordings are a great reference for you and the more things you observer about them the more value they will have for you.
The objective is to make you aware of your speaking pattern so that you will have specific things to work on and become less self-conscious.
2. MAKE A STRENGTHS LIST
Many people do not like the way they sound. They think it does not sound like them. The way we hear ourselves is not the way others hear us. No matter how you think you sound, it is important to realize that you do have some definite strengths.
After you have recorded yourself, listen to the recording a few times to evaluate certain aspects of your voice. It is important to note that the things we measure we tend to improve. I suggest that you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following qualities. Have your evaluators do the same but realize that each evaluators scale will be different.
Warmth
Command
Professionalism
Enthusiasm
Showing Interest in your material
Articulateness
Pace
Persuasiveness
Pleasantness of tone
Clarity
Passion
Authority
Volume
Write down any other adjectives that come to mind.
3. MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT LIST
The next part of the process is to determine the improvements or needs. Consider the following criteria:
Too fast or too slow
Too loud or too soft
Monotone
Tentative or uncertain
Mumbles
Breath too loud
Breath not paced well
Unpleasant tone
Strong accent
Tired or lacking enthusiasm
Uses non-words, such as ah, uh, um, or you know
Too high-pitched
Nasal
Not relaxed
Singsong
Threatening
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important t
Die cutters include all the components required for fabricating materials such as metal, paper, leather, rubber, vinyl, plastic, fabric, wood and magnetic strips. The components include sharp steel stamps and rollers called dies and die cutting machines. These are used to cut the material into the desired shape and size.The two main die cutting processes are steel rule and rotary die cutting. The former is used to cut straight lines across sheets of material, and the latter is used to cut materials into different shapes. However, both the processes can do creasing, perforation and slitting.The basic process
The objective is to make you aware of your speaking pattern so that you will have specific things to work on and become less self-conscious.
2. MAKE A STRENGTHS LIST
Many people do not like the way they sound. They think it does not sound like them. The way we hear ourselves is not the way others hear us. No matter how you think you sound, it is important to realize that you do have some definite strengths.
After you have recorded yourself, listen to the recording a few times to evaluate certain aspects of your voice. It is important to note that the things we measure we tend to improve. I suggest that you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following qualities. Have your evaluators do the same but realize that each evaluators scale will be different.
Warmth
Command
Professionalism
Enthusiasm
Showing Interest in your material
Articulateness
Pace
Persuasiveness
Pleasantness of tone
Clarity
Passion
Authority
Volume
Write down any other adjectives that come to mind.
3. MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT LIST
The next part of the process is to determine the improvements or needs. Consider the following criteria:
Too fast or too slow
Too loud or too soft
Monotone
Tentative or uncertain
Mumbles
Breath too loud
Breath not paced well
Unpleasant tone
Strong accent
Tired or lacking enthusiasm
Uses non-words, such as ah, uh, um, or you know
Too high-pitched
Nasal
Not relaxed
Singsong
Threatening
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important t
Before you plan your outdoor sign, it will do you a world of good to know what types of outdoor signs are available in the market. If you are armed with this market information, choosing an outdoor sign that goes with the aesthetics of your building architecture and is right for your business becomes an easy job:1. Portable, Changeable Signs: These are mostly ground signs and indoor signs. Your staff can easily lug these signs around and the lettering on them can be changed easily to display the latest offers. These signs are normally placed on the ground just outside your shop, but some varieties can also be plac
Professionalism
Enthusiasm
Showing Interest in your material
Articulateness
Pace
Persuasiveness
Pleasantness of tone
Clarity
Passion
Authority
Volume
Write down any other adjectives that come to mind.
3. MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT LIST
The next part of the process is to determine the improvements or needs. Consider the following criteria:
Too fast or too slow
Too loud or too soft
Monotone
Tentative or uncertain
Mumbles
Breath too loud
Breath not paced well
Unpleasant tone
Strong accent
Tired or lacking enthusiasm
Uses non-words, such as ah, uh, um, or you know
Too high-pitched
Nasal
Not relaxed
Singsong
Threatening
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important t
By choosing to use Zairmail to launch your direct mail campaigns you are already saving time and money. However, there are other steps mailers can take to get even more value for their direct marketing dollar.1. CLEAN MAILING LISTSWhether using a customer list or a list of prospective customers, it is important to make sure that addresses are accurate and deliverable. Accurate lists insure the highest possible delivery rate and speed delivery time. Mailing lists that are kept in electronic form can easily be updated for accuracy by scanning through manually or using an inexpensive off-the-shelf software
Again, list additional adjectives that come to mind.
Making lists of strengths and improvements will help you to define the things you dont know you do well or areas you where you didnt know you needed to improve. Identifying these is extremely valuable. Once you know your strengths, be grateful for them. Now that you have your improvements list, you are ready to advance.
4. DEFINE WHO WILL HELP YOU
As you seek to improve, enlisting the support of someone who knows you well and who you feel is easy to work with can be a big help. It may be best to have two people you can count on for comments and suggestions. Any more than two may be unnecessary.
Explain to your helpers that you would like them to listen to you or your recordings on occasion.
It is important to have a prepared script and then to speak from this script and have your supporters evaluate you. The feedback from others that are objective in evaluating your speech is an important part of the process of improvement. After evaluating your recording on your own, have two other people evaluate you as well using the same criteria. Then combine the feedback from these evaluations.
Once you have recorded yourself and with your rating and the feedback of others you will be ready to map out a plan for significant improvement.
Thats it for part 1. You are now prepared to make some progress towards improving your voice in very specific areas. You will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you can make progress with a little focus and effort.
In part 2 we will cover the key qualities of your voice, how to eliminate non-words and what to do about your specific pronunciation mistakes.
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