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169 goals, 29 penalties, 9 late winners - Statistics can provide valuable information and enhance your credibility. The question remains whether a fact is good or bad. Present meaningful figures in three steps.

“You’re so emotional.” Does this phrase make you shake your head or smile? Many believe expert speakers should hide their feelings and merely share neutral facts. If the audience perceives you as knowledgable, it is great work albeit a job half done.

To deliver a message with power, to get your audience’s attention, to hold your thought with suspense, to build to a crescendo with several phrases, to complete with style, these are challenges a periodic sentence can easily solve.

Speech is silver, silence is golden. Starting a post on communication with this saying seems odd at first but don’t be bewildered by the beginning as everything will become clear in the end. Today, we look at antitheses, which create contrast to capture your audience’s attention.

K.I.S.S. - Keep it short and simple. You find this advise in old books or get if from aged consultants. But how do you keep it short if someone invites you to present for half an hour? Preparing your points with an acronym can provide a structure that neither you nor the audience forgets - even if it is a long speech.

Bad speeches make bad speakers. We have all pulled out our phone during a boring presentation. We have all daydreamed in an endless meeting. We have all wondered how we could captivate our audience. Preparing anaphoras is a quick and easy solution.

9 out of ten speakers say the growing popularity of online presentations, such as TED talks, have raised the bar for business presentations. 7 out of ten have undergone a presentation or public speaking training. Yet still 6 out of ten do not believe they are strong public speakers. With this blog and our courses, we want to empower you to share your ideas.