Answers of how world wide multiculturalism is changing our way of speaking.
Answers from Elena Ornig What should you know and understand about an American accent; an Australian accent; an English accent; or a South–African accent? Let us first establish what an accent really is. By expressing yourself through speech you pronounce words in a particular manner that includes: the characteristics of sound of your voice (pronunciation); the tone of your voice (weaker or stronger); a stress upon syllables or even a verse (articulation); and even word connection in … Read entire article »
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Answering your questions about effective delivery of a speech.
Use assistance for effective delivery of your speech. Answers from Elena Ornig Regardless of how brilliant the content of your speech is, you need to use commonly available assistance to deliver it effectively. The assistance includes: sound of your voice, body language, eye contact, your appearance and even silence. Credibility of your speech will rely on the content, but effectiveness of your speech will rely on your delivery skill. It is a skill, nothing more or less, … Read entire article »
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Read answers on: “What makes an elevator speech memorable?”
How to make your elevator speech memorable. Answers from Elena Ornig As you will remember, we already discovered the essence of an elevator speech; its structure and time configuration. We also know that an elevator speech has a deliberate agenda to be remembered, to get noticed, to get more business or to get a referral. To meet this agenda we need to work out how to make an elevator speech memorable. We have confirmed that an elevator … Read entire article »
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Read answers on: “What is the essence of elevator speech?
The essence of elevator speech. Answers from Elena Ornig To answers the simple and common question: “What do you do?” you logically have to summarize who you are and what you can offer as a professional; or underline the core of your business and its benefits. To simplify my sentence above I could just say, sell yourself or sell your business; not literally, but to get a job, to get a promotion, to get more business … Read entire article »
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The answers about elevator speech
Elevator speech, elevator and elevated speech- are there any connections? Answers from Elena Ornig Just recently, an entrepreneur was teaching us about “elevator speech” and a couple of things he gave as an explanation didn’t sit comfortably enough with me. He didn’t mention anything about an elevator and didn’t explain where the term “elevator speech” came from. He also based his time explanation for an “elevator speech” by aligning it (incorrectly in my opinion) with TV commercials, … Read entire article »
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