September 12, 2017
My First Commandment for Great Presenters
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Articles by Chuck Garcia
Writing on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership, from the classroom, the stage, and the mountain.
September 7, 2017
A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words
The remarkable success of Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram proves that a picture truly is worth a thousand words. Yet the ways in which we present pic...
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August 31, 2017
The Key to Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking
Sian Beilock, PhD, is a psychology professor at the University of Chicago and one of the world’s leading experts on the brain science behind “choking ...
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Can They See What You’re Saying?
Every performing art form—whether it’s a speech, a dance, or a play—uses tools and techniques to achieve three essential goals: Maintain a disciplined...
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August 17, 2017
The Power of Emotion is Real
I’ve addressed the importance of emotion when speaking quite a bit, and there’s a reason: It is essential to connecting, influencing, and motivating y...
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What Success Looks Like
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August 10, 2017
Top “Power Pause” Techniques
Whenever I work with my clients, I try not only to help them develop useful techniques, but also to explain why they can be effective in practice. Whe...
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August 3, 2017
A “Rule of Three” Case Study: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
You’ve no doubt heard me address the “Rule of Three” before . . . the classical, rhetorical technique developed centuries ago by the Ancient Greeks, w...
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July 27, 2017
Papa, Don’t Preach
Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Although never formally affiliated with a denom...
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July 20, 2017
Top Ten Lessons Learned from Mark Twain
If Mark Twain were alive today, he would have more followers on Twitter than Oprah Winfrey. Why? He was a master of epigrams: pithy sayings or ideas c...
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July 13, 2017
The Ancient Art of Storytelling
Before the onslaught of technology and information that follows us everywhere there was one effective method for passing along information from person...
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July 11, 2017
Talking or Communicating?
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