Powered by Eventbrite Intensive Accent Reduction Seminar One Saturday ONLY! Saturday, December 5, 2015, 9 AM – 4 PM (1-hour break for lunch. Lunch included!) Location: Ovient, Inc. (Inside the Plug and Play Tech Center, 3rd Floor Auditorium) 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 This Full Day (6-hour) intensive seminar will give you a simple 3-step process that will […]
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3 Communication Tips for International Entrepreneurs
This week we spoke to another group of international entrepreneurs at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley. Our presentation topic was Essential Communication Skills for Silicon Valley Success. Here are three tips we shared with the group. 1. Be ready. You should be ready to explain what you do to anyone that […]
5 Speech Habits that Make You Sound Weak
Don’t let your delivery get in the way of a powerful idea. If you have great ideas, make sure they sound just as great when you explain them as they did in your head. We have identified 5 speech habits that can make even the best ideas sound weak. 1. Overexplaining Make sure you can […]
Networking: How to Follow Up
You rocked the networking event: you had great conversations, you made people laugh, you told great stories, you talked about your company, and you talked to people who might actually be able to help your business. Now what? Don’t do what many people do and throw all the business cards on your desk in a […]
How to Handle Hostile Questions During a Presentation
Most audiences are friendly, but there is always that one exception: the guy (or lady) scowling in the third row throughout your presentation. When you finish your presentation, his hand shoots up. You know he is about to contradict, criticize, or attack you or your information. What do you do? Assuming you cannot avoid calling […]