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Gestures That Convey Confidence in a Presentation

May 9, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

A recent Harvard Business Review article by Kasia Wezowski shares 6 body language stances/gestures that signal confidence during a presentation which she discovered from studying successful leaders from a variety of industries. Nonverbal Signal #1: The Box Wezowski suggests that you imagine a box Read more [...]

How to Remember Names – 4.5 Strategies

April 26, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

What’s the most important word you use that gains your listeners’ attention? Their names – spelled the way they like it spelled and pronounced the way they like it pronounced. You exclaim, “I’m horrible at remembering names!” My answer, “You don’t have a Name Recall Chromosome. Read more [...]

Dress codes, United Airlines & “What do You Wear When You Give a Presentation?”

March 28, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

This hoopla over the two teenage girls NOT able to fly on United Airlines due to their leggings has engaged, enraged and enlightened us on a few issues. 1. Some people fly “non – rev” meaning non-revenue meaning for free! Who knew? 2. If you fly as a guest on this airline they have a dress Read more [...]

How To Tell a Story – Use this Formula

March 21, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

Stories make your message stick whether you’re talking to your Board of Directors, inspiring your team, or chatting with your family. Recently I used this story-telling formula in a webinar for my National Speakers Association. This equation resonated as their best take-away, so I’m sharing it Read more [...]

7 Speak For Yourself® Tips on Creating Relationship Capital

March 7, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

You are the CEO of your business, whether you are the business owner or you’re part of the executive team, or you’re a solopreneur. Your financial capital will increase if you have high relationship capital. Q: What is relationship capital? A: The intangible capital that can be an asset Read more [...]