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A simple body-language “swing thought”

Interview

You’ve probably heard that body language is important when communicating. 

How important?  UCLA Professor Emeritus of Psychology Albert Mehrabian believes that non-verbal communication accounts for more than 50% of the success of getting your message across.  (To be exact, Mehrabian believes that words account for 7%, tone of voice 38%, and body language accounts for [...]

“Ask the Communications Coach” Vol 1., No. 1: Simplifying complex information; experts as presenters

Responses to “Ask the Communications Coach” feature includes information on simplifying complex information and tips on having experts present information persuasively [...]

20x20 = A Winning Architecture for Presentations

Q:  What can communicators learn from architects? 

A:  PechaKucha 20×20.

Huh?

According to the movement’s Web site, PechaKucha 20×20 was born to limit architects’ long-winded presentations.  In February 2003, the first PechaKucha (pronounced pe-chak-cha) night was held at a gallery in Tokyo.  It established two rules for speaking architects.  1) Presenters were limited to twenty slides; [...]