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1444 days ago Ramon Thomas

Non-verbal communication rule fallacy

I have abused this rule in almost all my talks! So I am guilty as charged. You may have heard people saying what you say only contributes to a small percentage of the impact of your communication and that how a person says what they say has a far greater impact. The rule, which is and has been promoted by many speakers and trainers states that 55% of the meaning of communication is body language, 38% is in tonality, and 7% rests in the words themselves. Where did this rule come from? Read More →

Really bad Powerpoint is worse with really bad Speaking

Speaking 8

1831 days ago Ramon Thomas

Really bad Powerpoint is worse with really bad Speaking

I am by no means an expert public speaker but I am on my way to becoming one. Why do I say make this statement that sounds slightly arrogant? In fact it's not arrogant at all it is me brimming with self-confidence because I know that I am learning and practising the basics. The fundamentals in any discipline ends up being the foundation in which your success is built on. So when it comes to public speaking and delivering presentations at conferences there are right ways of doing things and wrong ways of doing things. The first is really being prepared. Read More →

Speaking 8

1868 days ago Ramon Thomas

Toastmasters Body Language speech

On Tuesday evening I won the Best Preprepared Speech (2nd time) for my C&L 5 Body Language speech at my Toastmasters club. This was weird because I chose to speak about the basics of body language and the objective of the speech was to demonstrate body language. Some of the basics that I covered were: 1. When you arrive at a new venue pause when you enter the room. Allow people to notice you. This is an extremely powerful statement especially in a bar or nightclub. You must pause for several seconds about 10 to really allow the room to become Read More →

Inspiration 28

2141 days ago Ramon Thomas

Treat Life like a Dance

I've been going for salsa class at Dance Junxion in Rosebank, Johannesburg for the last several weeks. They offer a range of dance styles from ballroom, hip-hop, Latin and Spanish dancing. This is one of the best ways to meet new people who are often single. And its a whole lot of fun. My posture, my confidence and my generally my body language has improved because of this dancing. Now a quote from my favourite philosopher, Alan Watts: "In music though, one doesn't make the end of a composition, the point of a composition. If that was so the Read More →

Posts tagged "Body Language"

Non-verbal communication rule fallacy

Really bad Powerpoint is worse with really bad Speaking

Toastmasters Body Language speech

Treat Life like a Dance

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