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Peter Khoury
You get evaluated by management and peers every time you speak in front of a group. To win and to do well, you have to know the qualities they are looking for and the criteria for evaluation. That’s why when I facilitate executive retreats on communication skills, I start by having the executives write-up characteristics […]
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You as a human are in the relationship business. You form relationships with fellow humans, you develop relationships with pets, and yes you even build relationships with abstract concepts like public speaking. Just like any other, your relationship with public speaking could be healthy or toxic. If it’s healthy, you want to maintain it and […]
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Disagreement is a healthy part of any business environment. Do you agree? It’s ok if you don’t (leave it in the comments and would love to read it). The problem is not usually with the actual disagreement; the problem is with how the disagreement is delivered. You can deliver and receive a disagreement, and both […]
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Did you know that anxiety is one of the ingredients of self-confidence? Self-confidence is a cocktail of emotional states that you feel at a time. A state is a physio-neuro-emotional response ( how you feel, what you think, and how you move). To feel confident, you need anxiety plus 6 more emotional states. When the […]
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You are always talking with your hands. Unfortunately, your hands might be saying the wrong things. According to a study published in the Leadership & Organization Development Journal: If you don’t use your hands when presenting, or if you use awkward hand movements, your audience will label you as cold and aloof. On the […]
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Executive presentations can be the hardest nut to crack, yet will have the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to your career advancement. Master the executive presentation, and you will get the visibility and recognition to drive your career upward. The alternative is to fumble and ramble through, and get labeled as “not […]
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The key to leadership communication is flexibility. Communication flexibility means being able to adjust your communication style to achieve an outcome. An outcome could be getting approval on a new project, getting more organizational resources, getting a promotion, or convincing the executives on a new business direction. Why is Flexibility in Communication is […]
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Leaders Don’t Uptalk. Leaders command the room every time they communicate. Both men and women uptalk. However, It’s interesting that my female clients recognize that they sometimes do uptalk, but my male clients usually don’t (even though they are just as guilty!). So what is uptalk? Uptalk is when you raise your intonation […]
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You become a better public speaker the same way you become better at anything else. Deliberate and continuous practice. Jeff Olson in his book The Slight Edge talks about how the overnight success phenomena is a myth. It does not exist; what seems to be an overnight success was years in the making. Jeff Olson talks […]
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