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What's New on The Public Speaker? What to Do If You Don't Like Shaking Hands I received the following audio question from a reader of my book, Smart Talk: " Do you have advice for people that don’t like to shake hands? " Since this was an anonymous recorded message I wasn’t able to to ask him why he didn't like to shake hands ...Read More 05/10/2016 8:05am View           How Rate of Speech Impacts Diplomacy I recently received the following email: Hello, I read the article "how to be more diplomatic" and I found it really informative. In the future I will be sure to keep those points in mind when I communicate in a diplomatic manner. However, I was wondering - how important is one's pace of speaking when being diplomatic? And how can one permanently change the pace of the speaking to such a level? ...Read More 05/06/2016 1:51am View           How to Cope with Communication and Hearing Loss I recently received an email from a woman named Joan, who shared with me her difficulties in communicating due to a hearing disability. She especially has trouble in crowded rooms. In Joan’s experience, people become uncomfortable when she tells them she is hard of hearing and asks them to repeat themselves. She doesn’t want to make people uncomfortable, and so she turned to me for help ...Read More 05/04/2016 9:15am View           Find Your Storytelling Style to Engage Your Audience I previously shared this email from a listener: I listen to your podcast Quick and Dirty Tips for Public Speaker and I love it! I want to start a podcast on my own— to tell short stories from a discontinued story book in India. I just do not know where to start! Can you please give some tips on how to tell stories that can keep the audience hooked? ...Read More 04/29/2016 12:35am View               EXPLORE THE QDT STORE   Improve your communication skills this back-to-school season with my book, Smart Talk, and my audiobook, The Public Speaker's Guide to Ace Your Interview. Find both in the QDT Store today, and be sure to check out the rest of the titles, gear, and apps from all your favorite hosts. See the full selection by visiting the store now.                 GET MORE COMMUNICATION TIPS Subscribe to the Public Speaker Podcast Subscribing to the Public Speaker podcast is the easiest way to stay up to date with my weekly audio tips. If you like to listen to podcasts on the go, you can subscribe today on your favorite device with apps such as iTunes Podcasts, Stitcher, and SoundCloud.                 SHARE THIS EMAIL

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