Articles by Allison Shapira

Taking control of Q+A

From the June 2014 GPS Speaking Tips newsletter, free monthly tips on public speaking and presentation skills. Click here to sign up. This month’s newsletter

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What’s your cheesecake?

I love teaching public speaking to people in sales. They have boundless energy and confidence; they can hear “no” a dozen times and still have

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Public Speaking and the Olympics

Imagine what it would sound like if unseen commentators critiqued your speech in real time: “Here she is, approaching the podium…she’s speaking a little fast,

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Uptalk in Public Speaking

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQWej-hMiZI&feature=share&list=PLQkLctV6z_xQs6KRiBa1kVN3zWbbs_LA3] Have you ever heard someone’s voice trail up at the end of a sentence, as if they were asking a question instead of making

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Women and Public Speaking

Last week, I recorded a webinar on public speaking for a select group of 100 women leaders from around the world. Usually, my teaching is

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