2-Minute Tip: Use a Checklist Everyday, thousands of airline pilots around the world pull out the same task list them read hundred or thousands of times and it out loud to their colleague. Even though they have the whole thing memorized by now, they still refer back to that list to nearly guarantee they don’t forget anything. The consequences of failure are huge. Forgetting one thing can cost hundreds of…
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5848678/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””] 2-Minute Tip: Use Silence Everything we do as speakers communicates something to the audience — how we move, how we dress, how we gesture, how we speak, and how we don’t speak. Silence is a powerful tool. A speaker can use silence to: Emphasize a point Let your audience soak up information Give your audience a break Let the audience take notes Get…