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Effective Presentation Skills and Communication

I stumbled across this video on Youtube and found it rather amusing and entertaining. Not only does the speaker poke fun at his ethnic background, but he manages to effectively grab the audience’s attention!

Presentation and verbal communication skills are very important skill sets in the business world. These soft skills are sought out from a Human Resourcing perspective. Notably, on a resume, these resume keywords are quickly challenged by an interviewer to confirm validity.

Anyways, getting back to the video, the presenter does a great job of keeping the audience listening. Active listening is defined as paying close attention to detail and drawing the full attention of a listener. In the noted seminar, the speaker satirizes Asian stereotypes to grab the audience’s attention. By doing so, he stops them in their tracks by switching to his regular speaking pitch.

He does poise some great thoughts nonetheless. At a general level, people prefer to communication and associate with others that they can communicate with easily, without ambiguity. For myself, I prefer associating with users with strong communication and verbal skills as it minimizes ambiguity. I hate to admit it, but like the video, I tend to avoid situations where I have to deal with people with poor English skills.

So what some ways to improve your language skills?