by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking, Uncategorized
Studies show that, when people can see us, they get 38% of the meaning of what we say from our tone of voice. When people can’t see us, on the phone for example, they get 90% of the meaning of what we say from our tone of voice. So often, the first time we hear...
by Marjorie Saulson | All, Uncategorized
How are you choosing to feel right now? Happy, sad, annoyed, distressed? Perhaps you know someone, as I do, who can look at a glass that is 90 percent full, and only focus on the 10 percent that isn’t there. In times of stress, it’s very easy to look at...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Uncategorized
One sure way to put your audience to sleep (any audience – on stage, online, on the phone, etc.) is to share your message in a monotone. Adding vocal variety not only helps to keep the eager attention of the people listening to you, it also enables you: To allow...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication, Marketing, Uncategorized
One’s website is both a personal and a public representation of who you are and what you choose to offer to the world. As much as I loved my first website, designed by the very creative Julia Stege, I’ve done a lot of growing since then so it was time to...