Elevate your Communication

Ahmed Shukri
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your friendly guide to the world of effective communication and Public Speaking. With practical and proven methods to make your next presentation more effective and powerful

Episodes

  1. 012 - Unsung Heroes: Understanding the inspirational process in public speaking

    06/17/2021

    012 - Unsung Heroes: Understanding the inspirational process in public speaking

    Season 1 of The Power of Words podcast concludes with this special session on the inspirational process and speakers can communicate this aspect powerfully and effectively.

    15 min
  2. 011 - The Big M: How to push your audience and motivate them to embrace change and improve themselve

    06/10/2021

    011 - The Big M: How to push your audience and motivate them to embrace change and improve themselve

    Motivation is a powerful tool that needs proper planning and execution to achieve the best outcomes on the audience. Learn more about communicating motivational messages in this episode of power of words

    20 min
  3. 010 - Lost in a sea of information: How to present data in the most effective way

    06/03/2021

    010 - Lost in a sea of information: How to present data in the most effective way

    Desiging, delivering and engaging with the audience using scientific data, charts, figures and graphs can be a very challenging task for many aspiring presenters. On many occasions, the listeners become simply too lost or bored to keep track of the presentation or simply choose to drift away from the main message of the presentation. Listen to this episode to understand some tips that can help you master your next data driven presentation.

    20 min
  4. 009 - Your body speaks: the importance of non-verbal communication skills

    05/26/2021

    009 - Your body speaks: the importance of non-verbal communication skills

    Over 55% of the effectiveness in your communication process comes from non-verbal skills. That is why it is very important for aspiring speakers to understand and employ the most effective tools and methods to make the best use of their non-verbal communication aspects such as: eye contact, facial expressions, body movie and hand gestures.

    18 min
  5. 008 - Can you hear me? Discovering the power of vocal variety

    05/20/2021

    008 - Can you hear me? Discovering the power of vocal variety

    The quality of your voice plays a crucial role in the overall effectiveness of your message and delivered material. No one likes to listen to speakers who sound monotonous and lacking vocal variety. Your vocal profile depends on a few elements that play an important role in defining your profile such as: pitch, volume, rate and timbre and understanding these factors will help you reach a better level of effectiveness in your next speech.

    16 min
  6. 007 - Speeches that flow like a river

    05/12/2021

    007 - Speeches that flow like a river

    Once your speech objectives are determined and you zoomed into the main parts of the introduction, body, conclusion, you will find yourself grappling with another challenge: flow of the speech. Experts say that the most productive speeches are those that can flow like the river, smooth, seemless and without any stoppage.

    11 min
  7. 006 - What's in it for me? Understanding the importance of speech objectives

    05/01/2021

    006 - What's in it for me? Understanding the importance of speech objectives

    Weather you aim to inform, entrain, motivate or inspire your audience, speech objectives are the essential cornerstone in the success of your next public speaking assignment or speech and more care and focus must be directed towards the construction of the most effective types of speech objectives.

    18 min
  8. 005 - Breaking the Ice: Your first speech in your journey of Public Speaking

    04/29/2021

    005 - Breaking the Ice: Your first speech in your journey of Public Speaking

    Ice breaking speeches are your first step in the long journey of public speaking excellence. This speech can either be a memorable stage in your life or a horrible memory that will haunt you for a long period of time. Listen to my own experience with the ice breaking speech and all the important lessons that I have gained from this experience.

    15 min
  9. 004 - Please don't make me evaluate your speech

    04/29/2021

    004 - Please don't make me evaluate your speech

    Speech evaluations can be both powerful and scary in the same time, especially if we are asked to provide it to friends or colleagues we care about. How can we carry out our next speech evaluations effectively? What is sugar coating? Can we use the sandwich technique? Join me in this session as we talk about the art of speech evaluations.

    13 min
  10. 003 - Overcome your fear of public speaking through Toastmasters

    04/27/2021

    003 - Overcome your fear of public speaking through Toastmasters

    Why do we feel that unreasonable fear just before we are about to present our next presentation or public speaking challenge? What can we do about it and how can Toastmasters international help you in overcoming your fear or public speaking

    13 min
  11. 002 - (55 - 38 - 7) Rule

    04/26/2021

    002 - (55 - 38 - 7) Rule

    In this session, the rule of 55 - 38 - 7 is explained in terms of the effectiveness of the message, which states that the communication process is divided into the following segments: 55% non-verbal communication 38% voice 7 % content

    9 min
  12. 001 - Smart Step to your communication process

    04/24/2021

    001 - Smart Step to your communication process

    In this quick session, you will become familiar with a few steps to make your next presentation more powerful and impactful.  The method used here is based on the concept of "SMART" which stands for: - Selecting the Subject - Managing the Material  - Adding the personal story  - Retaining Attention  - Tell the Task

    16 min
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