November 2015

November 12, 2015 Ann Timmons

Frame and Focus

This month's newsletter includes a post about why it is essential to keep things short and to the point as you develop your content. If you want them to follow you,you need to guide your listeners clearly through your speech.

Get a jump on fulfilling your perennial New Year's resoultion to improve your speaking skills! My next Executive Communications Skills One-Day Blitz will be held on Decmeber 7th. Check it out here.

Tips you can use!

Look up at the camera

Make sure anyone taking a posed photo is shooting you or your group from slightly above. The least flattering angle for anyone is a shot showing an expanse of neck! So grab a chair for your photographer to stand on or sit down yourself. And when that camera is poised above you, lift your eyes, not your chin.

Formatting helps

If you are using a teleprompter, be sure your script is written in paragraph form. When you are reading word for word and your format is in bullet points that is what we will hear. You should always be telling a story when you speak, not reading a grocery list. The prompter is there to help. Let it.

No time to shine

It's good to incorporate a nice, thick moisturizer into your daily health and beauty regime, especially in the winter. If you're going to be under lights on camera or onstage, though, the oil in your cream may make you sweat more than usual. So you might want to rethink your skincare products on those days. This article offers some pointers.