Media Training in the YouTube Age Tip 1:
Ask Yourself, Who is my audience, what do I want them thinking, feeling and doing as a result of this communication
Media Training in YouTube Age Tip 2:
Hook your audience, by asking a compelling question, something that provokes thought and personalizes your message.
Media Training in YouTube Age Tip 3:
If you are talking directly to your audience, make calm,
When I moved to Atlanta 23 years ago, I knew no one, it was a real challenge to persuade and influence potential employers to hire me. I had some success and many failures. It was when I learned to unleash the power of my presence, that the successes outweighed the failures.
So, how do you do it?
Firstly you need to exude a level of positive energy, you really do need to “let success vibrate within you!”
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stay tuned! the elevator pitch is next!
F- Feeling good about yourself
Honore De Balzac said: “There is no greater impediment to getting on well with other people, than being ill at ease with yourself.” We live in a world of enormous stress and challenge and all too often, we forget the power of exuding positive energy as a way of attracting business. And sometimes it is easier to act your way to feeling better than to feel your way to acting better.
I am writing this from Athens, Greece. I have been here for the week, training some of the worlds top fertility specialists to handle the media and give more powerful presentations. There are doctors from France, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Denmark, The UK, and the US.
What I am reminded of this week is that while people may come from different parts of the world, there are universal communication skills that still apply.
Synonymous with the start of a New Year we all make resolutions. I recently spoke to Dr. Eric Plasker, Health & Wellness expert, and author of The 100 Year Lifestyle, for a CNN Sunday interview on this very subject.
“New Year has come and gone, and every year the same thing happens. You make resolutions, and within a few weeks, it’s all gone — the enthusiasm and the hope…
As we all know Holiday time is sometimes stressful. We often find ourselves spending time with family who although we care a great deal about, we don’t have that much in common with. So here we present some 5 helpful communication tips:
“I hate going to holiday parties,” my friend Jane complained.
“What don’t you like?” I asked.
“I’m not great at mingling, and I don’t like making small talk.”
“Anything else?”
I get tired of telling people my life history and what I do for a living,” Jane replied.
“I think I know the problem, Jane. You look at these parties as an obligation rather than a golden opportunity.”
