Communication Newsletter

March 4, 2019

Using Your Tone of Voice

In speaking, we know that what we say may not be as important as how we say it. When my children were small, the tone […]
February 12, 2019

Unexpected Audience Involvement

              We all know the challenge of keeping an audience awake and alert as we speak. But what happens when the audience becomes involved when […]
November 12, 2018

Name-Dropping for Impact

A friend of mine once hosted at the University of Cincinnati a special committee which included both business leaders and university people. After they assembled […]
September 17, 2018

The Last Word

Malcom X, a human rights activist, was assassinated while delivering a speech at Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom in 1965. As he was speaking, a commotion occurred […]
June 4, 2018

The Silence Between Words

The spaces between words or sentences in your presentation can have an effect on the words you actually speak. There are times when you should use […]
May 6, 2018

Write It Down

One tool for the speaker that will keep speeches fresh and current is an idea notebook. In addition to any filing system that you have […]