A powerful way to embed new learning – that I share with my clients, my executive communication coaching One-on-One modules – is to teach someone one of the techniques they’ve learned in the module. This is why. You don’t really know something until you can teach it to someone else.
Here is a passage from an excellent book A Mind for Numbers which explains the power of sharing whatever you’re learning.
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Matthew Walker’s TED presentation – Sleep is your superpower – is a masterclass in gesturing and speaking. In ‘owning’ the physical space.
Below is my analysis of Walker’s non-verbal communication at various time points in the presentation:
– If you imagine a semi-circular space in-front and at the sides of Walker’s body, you’ll observe him making measured, definite gestures and hand movements within that metaphorical space.
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“Few things seem to get CEOs riled up more than lengthy PowerPoint presentations.
It’s not the software they dislike: that’s just a tool.
