Is Gen Z’s use of social media changing the way we communicate?
This is a guest blog by Presentr intern, Kathryn SalortThis summer I landed myself an internship at Presentr, a technology and training company focused on communication skills. It got me to think about my own habits and behaviors when it comes to...
What have we learned from the pandemic when it comes to communicating?
What have we learned from the pandemic when it comes to communicating? Published by Tammy Palazzo on November 13, 2020. Read and share on Medium. “The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a...
4 Simple Steps To Effective Listening From A Public Speaking Coach
I often travel for business and my husband always picks me up from the airport when I return. Even though we talk on the phone each day while I’m out of town, we rarely get into heavy conversations. Our car ride home, however, is when we fully debrief and catch up on...
Networking Sucks (And Why You Should Do It Anyway)
My father, a first-generation Italian-American loved to preach about how “it’s not about what you know but, who you know.” Given that my dad dropped out of high school to help with the family business and later went on to join the police academy, his affection for...
Episode 13: Inside Silicon Valley’s Gender Bias: Helping Female Entrepreneurs Secure Funding From Investors – Lakshmi Balachandra
On today’s show we welcome Lakshmi Balachandra, a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College and an International Diana Institute Research Fellow at Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership. Topics include: Lakshmi’s early days as an associate VC...
A Candid Look At The Fear Of Public Speaking: Communication Expert Opens Up About Her Lifelong Struggles
I can't help but laugh every time I see this clip from the 1987 movie Broadcast News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5xTu6AMxq4 As a teenager, I was obsessed with this film. Aside from my desire to be Holly Hunter's character, Jane Craig—the fearless, confident yet...
How Mastering Communication Skills Helped Elizabeth Holmes Scam $900 Million From Silicon Valley
It's likely that over the past few weeks you've caught a glimpse of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes. Whether you've seen the giant billboards for the HBO documentary The Inventor, or you've read one of the countless articles about her ill-fated company or her...
The Plights of a Middle-Aged Female Founder: A Letter to Venture Capitalists
I am a female co-founder of a technology startup. This means that I'm somewhat of a unicorn. It's not news that women are severely underrepresented in founder or tech roles in startups. Yet, there's not a lot of data reporting on this topic. When I was researching to...
Communication Skills Got My Son Into College. No Bribery Required.
As the parent of two teenagers, one who just finished the college admissions process, I was justifiably outraged at the news of the college admissions scandal that involved more than 50 wealthy parents along with top college coaches, testing proctors, and led by a...
Episode 12: The Secrets Of Becoming A Great Speaker – Carmine Gallo
On today’s show we welcome Carmine Gallo, a business communication expert, internationally popular keynote speaker, and author of several bestselling business books like Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and his latest, Five Stars: The...
