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    • Speaker Inquiry Form
  • Coaching
  • “The Power of Story and Science” Podcast
  • Public Speaking Books
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Tag Archives: first impressions

Title image: Susan RoAne on The Power of Story and Science

Susan RoAne: Interesting and Interested

Podcast: The Power of Story & ScienceBy David OteyNovember 3, 2021Leave a comment

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with best-selling author and speaker Susan RoAne. If you don’t know Susan yet, trust us: if you were in a room with her, you’d get to know her very quickly. She’d see to that! Susan is an expert in the related arts of working a room and networking.…

Three ways a speaker can build trust

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyApril 2, 2019Leave a comment

As I wrote in an earlier post, research has shed light on how people (including your audiences) form those all-important first impressions. The two questions they are looking to answer, in this order, are “Can I trust this person?” and “Can I respect this person?” In this post, I focus on the first question. By…

Avoid these three mistakes when writing your introduction

Avoid These Public Speaking MistakesBy David OteyMarch 26, 2019Leave a comment

My reaction to a couple of speeches I heard recently has prompted me to write today about introductions. I don’t mean the opening of your speech. I mean the introduction you write for someone else to give before you speak. This introduction has a specific purpose: to engage the audience’s interest and curiosity so they…

How to connect two minds

The Science of First Impressions

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyJanuary 1, 2019Leave a comment

Why seek to improve the way we write and speak? One reason that is often cited is to make a good first impression. But what does that mean, exactly? What are first impressions based on? It turns out, we have a research-based answer to that question. Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy, in her book, Presence, says…

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