23 July 2021
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7 June 2021
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7 April 2021
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20 January 2021
Lea Mao
1 October 2020
Nigel Barnes, Own The Room Coach
How to Convey Complex Concepts -
Daniel was brilliant. A data analyst at a rapidly growing startup, he had swiftly proven himself to be a keen thinker who could quickly find patterns amidst rows of data. There was just one problem.
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Be a better speaker at South by Southwest -
So you made it to the big time. You landed a speaking slot at South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual conglomerate of interactive media, music, and film conferences. They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and there aren’t too many stages bigger than this event in Austin. So you’d better bring your A-game.
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Does a bullet really hit? -
Think about that when you use bullets in your presentations. Rather than using too many of them, target them carefully. Even better, why not try to win without shooting.
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Feedback: The Gift That Keeps Giving -
Here at Own The Room, we say that feedback is a gift. During our communication skills training, we encourage everyone to not only ask for feedback on their presentations but to demand it. Insights from others are important because they can help us see elements of our communication style – verbal and nonverbal – that we cannot always see.
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