by Elliott Gotkine | Jul 8, 2024 | Speaking insights, The Speaking Trainer
Justin Bieber wants you to love yourself. Eminem would prefer you lose yourself. But when it comes to public speaking or media interviews, what matters most is being yourself. Being authentic; the real you. Indeed, when I hold speaking training sessions, being...
by Elliott Gotkine | Jan 22, 2024 | Speaking insights, The Speaking Trainer
“Is Argentina a safe country?” I asked innocently. “Yes, Argentina is a safe country,” replied President Nestor Kirchner, before listing all the things his government had done to improve the security situation. But set against a backdrop of a spate of...
by Elliott Gotkine | Oct 2, 2023 | Speaking insights
“I’m here live. I’m not a cat!” And with these words – and his uncannily cat-like features – Texas attorney Rod Ponton became an Internet sensation. For this, of course, we can blame Zoom (or perhaps Ponton’s secretary). Whatever the case, and the...
by Elliott Gotkine | Jul 12, 2023 | Speaking insights
To get good lighting, God just had to use words. For mere mortals, it requires a bit more effort. Yet despite years of Zooms, webinars and video interviews, many people still don’t get it right. This is a shame. Good lighting can make or break an appearance just...
by Mike Sergeant | Jul 4, 2023 | Speaking insights
We all carry baggage from the past. Things happen to us in childhood and as young adults. These events trigger feelings that shape beliefs. And these beliefs lead to negative patterns of behaviour. These patterns can persist. And they can be very...
by Deborah Danan | Jun 6, 2023 | Speaking insights
In 2015, public speaking guru David JP Phillips gave a wildly popular TED Talk on an apparently self-serving subject: inducing dopamine and oxytocin in audiences. But what about the role these neurochemicals play in the brain of the speaker? Dopamine, aka “ the...
