by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Conversations, Eye Contact, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Presence, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews
How to Recover When You Stumble I’ve had my share of communication mess-ups. As a speaker, I get plenty of opportunities to embarrass myself in front of people. I sometimes misspeak, stumble over my words (or my feet), forget to advance slides, or find some...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Emotions, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group
How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking You’ve probably heard it said that public speaking ranks as the #1 fear among Americans. While I find it hard to believe that most people would choose skydiving or petting a tarantula over giving a speech, fear of...
by Rachel Beohm | Conversations, Delivering Negative Information, Eye Contact, Leadership, Managing Change, Nonverbal Communication, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity, Relationships, Values, Voice Pattern, Word Choice
5 Ways to Create a Safe & Healthy Environment In the past few months, the U.S. has faced waves of crises—health, economic, and social. It’s affected your daily life, your home, your work, and your community. Crises, even just one, can threaten how safe you,...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Conversations, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews, Receptivity, Relationships, YOU
How are you Sabotaging Yourself? The young woman across the table took a breath and tried to settle herself. She had come for coaching to communicate more confidently in the workplace; but, as sometimes happens, the conversation had turned from career to...
by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Breathing, Confidence, Conversations, Delivering Negative Information, Eye Contact, Ideal Life, Leadership, Listening, Managing Change, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity, Values, Voice Pattern
4 Things People Want from Leaders Leadership is a way of life. When you lead your own life, you demonstrate leadership traits. Others notice, and often you’ll find yourself in a leadership position, whether you sought one or not. Sure, not everyone in a leadership...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Authenticity, Confidence, Conversations, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Emotions, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews, Receptivity, Values
Authenticity vs. Confidence You know you need to exude confidence: perhaps you have a big presentation, a difficult conversation, or an interview coming up. Yet, you’re nervous. How do you reconcile these two realities? In any interaction, the higher the stakes or the...