Improve Your Communication Skill with this Quiz

How are others perceiving you? How do you come across? Are they thinking the same things you are thinking? Do they trust you? The greatest test of leadership is to look behind you and see if anyone is following. Read this brief article, take the quiz, and see how you can become a person of substance that anyone will trust and follow.

Public Speaking - 10 Tips to Deliver a Dynamic Speech

Public Speaking is a skill and an art that some can do naturally and with flair, while for the rest of us it takes practice. But by following a few proven techniques, public speaking shouldn’t be so daunting and in fact could be fun and uplifting. Connecting with your audience is one of the most important aspects of public speaking, which the great public speakers do so well. Here are a few effective and proven techniques that the great public speakers use to connect with their audiences.

Public Speaking - 5 Tips For Writing a Fast Speech

Imagine this scenario. You are at a conference that your work is hosting. Your boss comes up to you and says he would like you to say a few words later. Public Speaking is not your favorite pursuit. In fact you hate public speaking! Panic sets in. What do you do? Just follow these key steps and you can knock up an impressive speech in no time at all!

Public Speaking - 10 Tips For Your First Public Speaking Engagement

So you have to give a public speech, but don't know where to begin? There are a few fundamental techniques that all great public speakers follow. Public speaking is a skill that can be developed. If you are giving your first public address, here is a list of the fundamental techniques that if you follow, will ensure that you are a success.

Public Speaking - The First 5 Steps to Becoming a Confident Speaker

Does the very thought of speaking in public give you the heebie jeebies? Do you have a presentation coming up that's got you wanting to jump out of your skin? Don't worry. This article offers you the first 5 steps to feeling more confident and assured any time you are speaking in public.

4 Things You Should Know Before You Give Your Next Presentation

Give the right presentation to the right audience by knowing four things before you develop and design your next presentation.

Public Speaking - Creating Confidence After You Really Screw Up

If you make a mistake when speaking in public, do you tend to beat yourself up, replay the cursed mistake over and over in your head, and feel crummy for days? Hey, that's not helping you in any way. In this article you will learn how to recover and reconnect with your confidence and skill anytime your speaking experience is less than fabulous.

10 Tips To Help You Pack More Power Into Your Business Writing

Power up your business writing with these tips from top professional business writer Suzan St Maur ... and make sure everything you write achieves your objectives successfully.

How To Write More Powerful Business Letters

No matter how much the internet influences commercial life, there are still times when a paper-based letter is needed. Professional business writer Suzan St Maur shows you how to make yours politically and socially correct, modern, and above all, highly effective.

7 Formulas for Articles That GET READ!

Many of us have been asked to write an article at one time or another. Maybe it's a contribution to the company newsletter. Or a promotional article to gain publicity for ourselves or our companies. Some of us write articles regularly for clients.

Ad Copy - Your 12 Point Inspection!

Does your ad copy pass this test?

3 Reasons why Content is Still King

Visitors don't come to the web for the technology, or even the design. They come to your sites for the content. They are looking for information and answers.

Step One for Copywriters: Understand WHAT to Say

Great copywriting doesn't spring from just writing well. The foundation of any piece of great copy is understanding WHAT to say.

The Biggest Mistake Copywriters Make

Most of the sales pieces people ask me to rewrite seem to offer great products and services. In fact, some of their offers are so good, prospects would be crazy to turn them down. But they do. And these sales pieces end up falling in my lap because they're desperately unproductive.

How to Write Carrot-Wielding Copy!

A significant reason behind websites that fail is the lack of an effective direct response sales message. Such a message is comprised of three elements: it must be: