Comments on: Speak More Effectively

By: Amalgreta

Amalgreta — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:53:10 +0000

You got really good tips here. It was quite difficult for me to tell stories in front of an audience. A lot of questions roll inside my mind such as “Am I communicating effectively?” or “Are they even listening to my story?” Good thing I saw this article with the audio clip of your Expert Interview with McGowan. Thank you very much for sharing this. These are some amazing tips and they truly lent me a hand in making myself an effective public speaker. I really needed to improve my speaking skills for my career so these tips were a really useful.

By: Midgie

Midgie — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:28:29 +0000

Thanks Bree and Mika for sharing. I agree that sometimes it is good to draw out the parallels between the story you are telling and what you want to audience to understand. It just cements, reinforces and crystalises the message and point you are trying to make.

By: Mika

Mika — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:20:38 +0000

In reply to Bree. I think it's good that you do that. A story can seem pointless without the parallels. With stories where the parallels are less obvious I would definitely clarify as well. It's like switching on a light: suddenly the contents of a room are easy to see. Same when clarifying in communication.

By: Bree

Bree — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:09:48 +0000

I sometimes use stories and then feel the need to explain them and draw out the parallels of what I want them to see. I wonder if that is a good thing to do or not? Any thoughts?