http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en Rhetoric for executives Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:36:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2011/04/kill-the-babies/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2011/04/kill-the-babies/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:28:43 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=157 Of course not real ones, but the ones in speeches. Babies still are being loved, cared for and cuddled. I talk about stories a speaker loves when they disturb a speech. But how is it possible personal stories disturb a speech? I myself train people to use personal stories.]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2011/04/kill-the-babies/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/05/the-chicken-eagle-or-the-moral-of-the-story/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/05/the-chicken-eagle-or-the-moral-of-the-story/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 12:26:46 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=136 Or the moral of the story There is a popular story about an eagle which had been raised among chickens as a chicken behaving just like one of them. He doesn´t fly. He picks on the ground to find his food and does all what a chicken does. In the end when a naturalist brings [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/05/the-chicken-eagle-or-the-moral-of-the-story/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/04/the-message-makes-the-difference/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/04/the-message-makes-the-difference/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:06:57 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=130 Some people only deliver speeches to hear themselves talk. Or worse: speaker who use the speech as therapy to solve an emotional issue of their life. In these situation gains often only the speaker something – in the best cases the audience is being entertained, but will they learn anything? In the worst case they [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2010/04/the-message-makes-the-difference/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/07/the-powerpoint-trap/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/07/the-powerpoint-trap/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:39:57 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=121 Recently I attended a lecture and were able to experience again a speaker who ran into the PowerPoint trap. He prepared his speech with PowerPoint. The slides were extremely full and he stuck strictly to his presentation. What could he have done differently and to be extraordinary? Content of Slides The speaker used unfortunately only [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/07/the-powerpoint-trap/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/06/simply-explained-so-your-granny-understands-a-great-example/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/06/simply-explained-so-your-granny-understands-a-great-example/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:09:27 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=114 At the weekend I attended a demonstration in Munich - against censorship in the web. This is where I experienced the great speech of Michael Jäger . Thank you for this great example. Michael Jäger presented in a passionate and enthusiastic way. He explained the situation so well and simply as if he explained it [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/06/simply-explained-so-your-granny-understands-a-great-example/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/04/does-your-speech-have-a-purpose/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/04/does-your-speech-have-a-purpose/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:28:17 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=108 So many times I observe speakers who tell a great story – only I miss the purpose in their speech. Especially recently I observed this: as top executive I am regularly the district representative on conferences of the European Toastmasters. Those conferences host the contests for the winners who compete at the European championship. How [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/04/does-your-speech-have-a-purpose/feed/ 0 http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/03/flipchart-an-underestimated-media/ http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/03/flipchart-an-underestimated-media/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:32:30 +0000 Ellen Hermens http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/?p=97 Today I step in for the FlipChart. When did you use the FlipChart the last time? When did you use it instead of PowerPoint? I experince very often meetings which are being held only with PowerPoint presentations. How boring. Have you ever taken a closer look to the FlipChart? With it you can directly develop [...]]]> http://rhetorikblog.speech-coach.de/en/2009/03/flipchart-an-underestimated-media/feed/ 0