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Why Your Startup Needs Storytelling

Whether you realize it or not, from the moment you’ve decided to set your company up, you’ve already stepped into the “grown-up” business world. Your company is already a brand and you need to make sure it acts like one.

The Bold and the Beautiful: a legal drama series

Why is it that some lawyers win more cases than others? You might call them lucky, you might think they’re born with a legal genius or both. Well, that would leave most of us with nothing else to do other than envy them, admire them or hire them.

public speaking

How Your Body Can Help Improve Your Presentation

30 seconds. That’s how long it takes to make a first impression on the people you meet. The way you enter the room or the stage, the way you walk, and, most importantly, the way you stand when you deliver a presentation is crucial to your success as a speaker.

Power Point

The Seven Sins of Slides

If someone asks you to review their PowerPoint presentation, there’s a 99% chance to be right if you tell them they have too many slides and way too many words on them. And that’s without even opening their slideshow.

public speaking

How to Make Your Speech Sound Good

Back in school, you were probably taught that complex sentences and a high-sounding language make a good essay. You might even remember a thing or two about essay writing. Well, congratulations, but you can forget it now.

speechwriting

Plans Are Useless, but Planning Your Speech Is Indispensable

The job of a speaker is much like that of a tour guide. You always need to know where you’re going and get people to follow you. But how do you make your way to the destination and, more importantly, how do you keep people on track?