The Great Communicator Blog
What’s the Difference Between a Great Communicator & a Poor Communicator?
What makes someone a good communicator? And why is it important? Your communication skills impact your entire life. From start to finish. And they can make or break you. So what’s this magic great communicators know? You know the ones, the folks who command attention easily. The ones who get people to follow them and do what they say. Great
How to Stop Vocal Fry From Ruining Your Career
We are in the business of getting people to view us as intelligent and capable and to do what we tell them to do. (Buy my widget! Hire me! Like my ideas!) If you want people to process your message and do what you tell them to do, why would you distract them with vocal fry? If all anyone says about
How to Stop Losing Your Voice
Often lose your voice? And always at the wrong moment, right? Suddenly it’s a bit hoarse and then becomes crackly, and then you lose your voice completely. Or maybe it’s a constant struggle for you. You do a lot of speaking, and your voice has become much more challenging for you to get out & for people to hear. I
How to Become a Persuasive Communicator in 15 Minutes
Did you ever have a concept crystal clear in your brain? And when you went to say it aloud, it came out nothing like you’d prepared in your head? Were you ever in a situation where things got a bit confrontational, and you just clammed up? But then, a few hours later, you realized what you should’ve said? Do you
Do You Want the Secrets to Having Magnificent Communication Skills?
Do people hang on to your every word? Are they sitting at the edge of their seats when you speak? Do you know people who can mesmerize their audience when they tell a story? They are out there and they’ve trained for it. It’s not magic and they weren’t born with it as they’d like you to believe. Communication skills
How to Have Executive Presence
Did you ever know someone who could walk into a room and suddenly receive all the attention? Someone who everyone would stop to listen to as soon as they opened their mouth to speak? Are they magic? No, they have executive presence. Executive presence is something most people can’t put their finger on. How do they do it? People with
How to Articulate Your Thoughts Into Words
Why do the words not come out as they sound in my head? “I had it all figured out in my head. I knew exactly what I was going to say! Practiced it over and over in my head! But for some reason, it didn’t come out anything like I’d practiced! Why can’t I articulate my thoughts clearly?” You’re at
How to Be a Great Conversationalist-Even if You’re Shy
How do great conversationalists do it? How do they know how to connect with people and make them feel good? How do they diffuse difficult situations so well and make everyone feel great? We’ve all been there, right? That time on our first date when we had no idea what to say? Wracking our brains for something interesting to bring
How to Speak with an American Accent
Everything you’ve learned about speaking with an American accent is likely wrong. American speech is about rhythm & pronunciation, not about over-articulation.