by Maria Wilhelmsson | Jun 26, 2021 | Executive presence, Influencing skills, Public speaking
Already the ancient Greeks knew it: there is nothing such as appealing to people’s emotion if you want to move them towards decision or action. Artistotle, in his principles of persuasion, stated that a strong rationale (logos) and personal credibility (ethos)... 
by Maria Wilhelmsson | Jan 19, 2021 | Communication, Executive presence, Public speaking, Speaking anxiety
Being one of four daughters of hard-working parents, getting somebody’s undivided attention was rare when I was a child. Until when at age seven I was asked to sing solo at the school end-of-year festivities. Suddenly all eyes and all ears were on me –... 
by Maria Wilhelmsson | Jul 6, 2020 | Voice
The tongue has a reputation of being the single human organ that gets us into the most trouble. While that usually refers to the things we say, the tongue is capable of meddling with our lives in so many other ways. Just to mention a few, it may propagate tension in... 
by Maria Wilhelmsson | Mar 2, 2019 | Body language, Executive presence, Public speaking
Did you ever watch yourself on video? Did you discover gestures,movements and tics that you had no idea you were doing? Most of our body language is an unconscious and automated response toemotional reactions, such as fear, fatigue, excitement, and...