by Rachel Beohm | Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Presence, Presenting to a Group
GET A GROUP’S ATTENTION I recently spoke to a group of high school students about leadership skills. One participant asked, “When my gaming group gets together, how do I make them all quiet down so I can give announcements?” Lucky for her (and you),...
by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Confidence, Gestures & Hand Position, Interviews & Promotions, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Resources, Space, Voice Pattern, Word Choice
ACE YOUR INTERVIEW Do you have an interview coming up? Do you want to make a good impression, own the room, and leave knowing you nailed it? Request my FREE guide, “Ace Your Interview,” below. FREE INTERVIEW GUIDE This 12-page PDF includes tips on how to prepare...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Interviews & Promotions, Nonverbal Communication, Pausing, Posture & Body Position
Be Calm & Confident on the Phone Phone interviews are not an “easy” version of in-person interviews. Sometimes they create even more anxiety than a face-to-face meeting. In this article that I wrote for the Jobscan blog, I shared ways to prepare...
by Rachel Beohm | Body Language Myths, Gestures & Hand Position, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Voice Pattern
It’s Not Magic, It’s Technique Remember when you were a really little kid and your great-uncle Bill pulled a quarter from behind your ear, and you were awestruck and a little creeped out and wondered, “HOW DID HE DO THAT?” Later, you discovered it wasn’t actually...
by Rachel Beohm | Body Language Myths, Confidence, Gestures & Hand Position, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Space
Claiming vs. Violating Space One key ingredient for personal presence, as well as excellent public speaking skills, is the ability to claim space. When you claim space, you expand your awareness beyond your own personal space bubble, fill the area around you with your...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Interviews & Promotions, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Pausing, Presence, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Space
Be Silent. Be Still. Do you want or need to get people’s attention? You can get it with volume and movement: yelling and screaming and waving your arms. It’s hard to resist looking, when you hear a sudden squawk from a baby or voices raised in an argument,...
