We already know that it is a good idea for a speaker to establish eye contact with the listener or audience. Good eye contact is vital to effective communication. Speakers who establish eye contact while speaking are regarded as more believable and earnest. But what specifically does “eye contact” mean and what is the best […]

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, crafted the secret to successful communication. Although he documented the secret well over 2000 years ago, it continues to be relevant today. It involves a speaker communicating to an audience via three appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Pretty words, aren’t they? And here is what they mean: Ethos is an appeal to […]

The Creaky Voice Craze is a learned and imitated speech pattern where the speaker lowers the pitch and volume of the voice until it sounds a bit like a hinge that needs a spritz from a can of WD-40. Almost exclusively adopted by “hip” young women, it is bad for the health of the voice […]