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Category: Communication

Rule No. 1: Keep your audience in mind

Successful presenters prepare by not only focusing on information, but on their audience’s concerns and communication style. By catering to the audience, a presentation becomes more effective and has a higher chance of succeeding. To focus on your target audience and learn what they will expect, answer these questions.

Keep one-on-one meetings productive

Meetings are important for introducing new ideas and fostering discussion in the workplace. But when people don’t know how to participate or run a meeting, they waste everyone’s time and sabotage a great idea, writes John Brandon for Inc. Here are some tips for engaging in a productive one-on-one meeting.

The gentle art of persuasion

Persuasion plays a major role in our everyday conversations. We often try to get others to do something they weren’t doing before, says Dr. Mark Goulston, author of Just Lis­­ten: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone.

Fear of public speaking can help you

Public speaking instills fear in even the most confident people, writes Dianna Booher, CEO of Booher Research. The key to con­­quer­­i­ng public speaking is using your fear to motivate you. Here are some of Booher’s suggestions to help you use your fear to give a great performance.