SOUTH AFRICA
Doubts and fears are confidence killers. In fact, they're the opposite to confidence. Doubts and fears can lead to indecision and procrastination, stopping you from taking action...
James Hurford 14 Mar 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Self-confidence. Without it, you can't achieve anything. With it, you can achieve everything. To overcome any obstacle, or to achieve any goal and to become successful - you have to believe in yourself...
James Hurford 5 Feb 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Show people how you can solve their problems and help them reach their dreams, and you'll capture their hearts and minds.
James Hurford 25 Jun 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
Persuasive copy should always grab the reader's attention, secure their interest, stimulate their desire for the goods or service, and lastly, motivate them to take action...
James Hurford 13 Mar 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
Speaking well is one of the most important skills you can develop. Personal relationships, social interactions and work situations all require you to communicate to other people...
James Hurford 18 Feb 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
When writing a speech you need to be crystal clear about the message you're trying to get across. Speeches audiences remember tend to follow this principle - they have a single thread that runs through the whole talk...
James Hurford 14 Feb 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
2300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote down the secret to being a persuasive speaker. This secret forms the basis of nearly every public speaking book written since...
James Hurford 26 Jan 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
The fear of public speaking is the #1 fear of all fears. It ranks far above the fear of death, heights, sickness, jumping out of a plane or loneliness...
James Hurford 24 Dec 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
The more prepared your speech, the more impact it will have...
James Hurford 22 Nov 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Your ability to persuade and influence people - to get them to understand, accept and act upon your ideas - is crucial to your success...
James Hurford 24 Oct 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Marlon Brando is probably the most famous cue card user in movie history. Brando claimed he used to, "Write my lines on actors faces or pinned cue cards on their costumes."...
James Hurford 1 Oct 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
No matter who you are or what you do, speaking well is one of the most important skills you can develop. Personal relationships, social interactions and work situations all require you to communicate to other people...
James Hurford 25 Sep 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Like it or not people judge you by the way you look. Your facial expressions, the clothes you wear, how well groomed you are and your body language...
James Hurford 8 Sep 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Your ideas are accepted as believable only to the degree that you are credible. If you have credibility, people will place their trust in you...
James Hurford 26 Aug 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Ronald Reagan... they all learnt that if you want to inspire and motivate people your spirit has to enter...
James Hurford 7 Aug 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
We've all seen it happen - the stumbling over words, the awful hesitations and lost lines...
James Hurford 7 Jul 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
To become a great leader, you must become a great communicator. You cannot become a great leader, if you cannot speak well.
James Hurford 24 Jun 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
It's everywhere - in business, in government in organisations... Jargon (along with its equally unwelcome cousin, gobbledygook).
James Hurford 25 Mar 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Paragraphs remain one of the most important parts of writing. They serve as containers for ideas and help break up large chunks of text...
James Hurford 13 Mar 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
We're dropping commas more than ever because much of our daily writing now consists of quick text messages and hastily typed emails.
James Hurford 17 Feb 2014