“Why Am I so Hard to Understand When I Speak So Well?”

Lynda Stucky January 18, 2016 Reduce a Foreign Accent, Reduce a Regional Accent

As an English learner with a great command of the language, why are you still hard to understand?

How to use your phone to overcome speech and voice problems

Lynda Stucky August 15, 2018 Develop Your Speech, Develop Your Voice

I know that changing a habit isn’t always easy so I decided to find some helpful resources to help achieve your goals. Here are some ways to use your phone to overcome speech and voice problems that you may be experiencing.

How to Craft Messages that Resonate with Your Audiences

Lynda Stucky November 4, 2016 Build Your Brand, Public Speaking

With the US political campaign season coming to a close, you may have noticed that a stark difference in communication styles exists between the top two candidates.  Each candidate resonates with some audiences but not with others. This fact verifies what you already know: you can’t please everyone with your style. Often times when I give examples of style differences at my workshops, I hear complete opposite reactions to the same voice. One person loves the way a speaker communicates and someone else hates it. This dichotomy presents an interesting challenge for you, because as an executive speaker who is trying to resonate with your audience, you know that there are audience members that you just won’t be able to reach. 

How a 30 Year Old Male Increased His Credibility and Influence with the Senior Executive Team

Lynda Stucky August 14, 2017 Develop Language, Public Speaking

Do you ever feel like you have a great message to share but just can’t quite communicate it adequately to get people to act or be inspired?  Maybe you feel no one listens and you don’t get the respect you want from your colleagues and managers.  You aren’t alone if you do.

There are many potential reasons that interfere with a solid presentation.  I like to think of these reasons as distractions.  When a distraction is present, there is little hope of getting your message across because your listener will start paying attention to that.  And once they are paying attention to a distraction, they are no longer listening to you.  And once they are no longer listening to you, you have lost credibility and influence.  Here is just one example of how a distraction interfered with a young executive’s credibility. 

Olympians Shouldn’t Be the Only Ones to Get a Gold Medal This Winter

Lynda Stucky February 19, 2018 Build Your Brand

Have you been as riveted as I have been to the television as the winter Olympics unfold? There is nothing like an evening spent watching these great athletes with the fireplace roaring and a warm cup of tea in my hands. I love to watch the couples dance on ice and the aerial events; my husband prefers hockey or downhill skiing. The athletes’ stories of courage, hard work, determination, and overcoming obstacles is a clear indication of how their success didn’t occur in a straight path upward.

But why should all the much earned glory, and more importantly, those coveted gold medals go to those we see on TV? Don’t you deserve your own gold medal this winter? I sure think so. And that’s why I’m sending you a gold meda–to remind you that this is a great time to go for the gold!  O.K. a photo isn’t as fancy as one of the 259 medal sets that will be awarded this month but I wanted to do something to get your attention.

Here are a three areas of communication that are the gold standard to strive towards to develop your leadership skills: