by Alan | Apr 7, 2015 | Business, Communication skills, Delivery, Life, public speaking, Toastmasters
In central North Carolina, spring is (finally!) underway. Apologies to our friends in the Northeast still digging out from their late snowstorms, but spring in the south is a glorious time. There are buds on the trees. The temperatures are bearable to watch sports...
by Alan | Feb 18, 2015 | Business, Delivery, Leadership, public speaking
“Can you make me a confident speaker?” It’s the question we get here at MillsWyck Communications more than any other. And the answer we give is surprising to most people. No. Not according to Webster’s definition I expect you believe. You...
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by Alan | Jan 20, 2015 | Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership, public speaking
Disclaimer: This has nothing to do with policies and partisan beliefs. If you’re looking for someone complaining about tax reform or social policies, you’re in the wrong place. I am commenting as a speech coach. What can the common man without a few...
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by Alan | Jun 11, 2014 | Don't!, Leadership, public speaking, Toastmasters
Today’s Drabble cartoon picked up one of our favorite phrases that shouldn’t be said, and even in the cartoon, they tell you why. Always love to see how the humorists in the cartoons pick up on the most offensive things that speakers say, which begs the...
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by Alan | Jan 5, 2014 | Communication skills, Customer Service, public speaking, Sales
I have found that answering questions is one of the most difficult things to do as a communicator. Especially in sales, where you are being compared to other people/products and one element of weakness can mean a lost close. We teach a wonderful method to handle...
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by Alan | Jan 2, 2014 | Communication skills, Delivery, Leadership, public speaking, Sales, Toastmasters
Decker Communications publishes an annual list of their best and worst communicators every year. It usually is taken from the biggest stories and personalities and their presence. It’s always an entertaining trip down memory lane from the perspective of a...
