by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Body Language Myths, Confidence, Interviews & Promotions, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Presence
The Clothes Make the Man …Or Do They? I took my two daughters to Oregon Ballet Theater’s performance of The Nutcracker earlier this month. We dressed up in fancy clothes, had brunch at an upscale restaurant, then headed to the auditorium for their first ever...
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 | 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,...
