Talking Tidbit: For podcast devotees, I appeared on a podcast on Dec 1 with interviewer Steve Harper on Podcast Business News, talking...

You want to speak better or teach your staff to speak more effectively...but budgets are tight n ow. Busines s Speech Improvement is now...

Do you need to #persuade  people? Here are some tips: 1. Think first about WIIFM? (what's in it for me?) Why should people do what...

Talking Tidbit: Do you want to sound clearer on the telephone? Try 2 techniques: speak slightly more slowly, and emphasize the final...

Talking Tidbit: Are your hashtag#customerservice, hashtag#projectmanagement or hashtag#sales professionals using hashtag#jargon your...

Talking Tidbit: Are your hashtag#customerservice, hashtag#projectmanagement or hashtag#sales professionals using hashtag#jargon your...

If you are in college or graduate school, or planning to go, unless you are very wealthy, you have 2 choices. You can either take out a...

Every speech, whether terrible or terrific, is an opportunity for you to learn. If you listen to just the content, the message, you are...

Do you need to make an important business or personal decision and want to make sure you have considered a variety of factors? Use the...

Did you just have a conversation that was incredibly frustrating? As a business speech coach, here's what I consider when I analyze a...

Dr. Shante’ Williams, MBA of Black Pearl Global Investments is a woman with a warm smile. A venture capitalist, she shows compassion...

Surveys list communication skills in the top 5 essential skills for leaders, and high on the list for most other professional fields. If...

Many people try to improve their speaking skills and are frustrated when their efforts do not work. Here are three of the biggest reasons...