Never Get Stumped with Your Presentation Title Again!

Lynda Stucky November 13, 2015 Public Speaking

Have you ever created a presentation but didn’t know what to call it?

Do you ever wonder why some speech titles grab your attention more than others and make you curious about the topic?

Do you know the essential ingredients behind a great title that sparks that curiosity?

Sam Wieder, author of the award-winning The Speech Title Cookbook, has created a masterpiece of proven recipes for titles that sell.

First Impressions Matter: What Can You Do in Seven Seconds?

Lynda Stucky February 28, 2017 Build Your Brand, Develop Language, Develop Your Speech, Develop Your Voice

It only takes seconds to make an impression.  It seems the research varies from 1/10th of a second to 30 seconds (with an average of 7 seconds).  The fact remains, we judge quickly and others are doing the same when we first meet.  The question is, what can we do about it?

A lot of people take for granted the powerful tools they have to create lasting impressions that help them every day in their communications with business customers and colleagues and help them to achieve their goals and aspirations.

Assessment at a Glance for Your Respiratory Function

Lynda Stucky April 30, 2015 Develop Your Voice

I walked into LA Fitness the other day to do my daily exercise and noticed an Assessment Tool for members. Through a series of little tests, you could find out your Strength, Endurance and Stability for men and women based on your age. In other words, at my age I should be able to do 29 or more push-ups to achieve the “Excellent” status. (I’m happy to report, that I can do it!)

It made me think of some quick tests you can do to measure your own respiratory and laryngeal control. It is called the MPT (for Maximum Phonation Time) and it measures the efficiency of your respiratory system and your ability to maintain vocal cord closure. There are two tasks you can do to measure. You will need a stopwatch or a clock with a second hand.

Use the “megaphone trick” to improve the way that you sound!

Lynda Stucky June 5, 2018 Develop Your Voice

You’ve heard the expression “kill two birds with one stone” (meaning solving several problems with just one action). I have a speech trick so tremendous that not only does this trick kill two birds with one stone, it kills about five (metaphorically, of course, because I love birds!) What five areas of speech and voice does it help with, you ask?

Here is the list…

Volume–how loudly you speak

Rate–how quickly you talk

Diction–how sharply you pronounce vowels and consonants

Resonance–how full and rich sounding you sound

Intonation–how vocally expressive you are.

Use the megaphone trick to improve the way that you sound! Let me first explain the theory behind the trick: 

5 Easy Ways to Build Trust Through Your Speech, Language, and Voice Skills

Lynda Stucky April 16, 2015 Build Your Brand, Develop Language, Develop Your Speech, Develop Your Voice

“Trust is a powerful force that builds loyalty, increases credibility and supports effective communications. It gives you the benefit of the doubt in situations where you want to be heard, understood and believed.” From How Leaders Can Communicate to Build Trust, Ivey Business Journal

 Let’s face it….likeable people are trustworthy. No one will buy into your ideas, products or initiatives if you aren’t likeable. Of course, you can’t force anyone to like you and you don’t want to sound insincere. Here are some ways to enhance the” Like-ability Factor” so that you are instantly more trustworthy through your speech, language, and voice skills.