Ash Maurya is an entrepreneur himself and helping fellow entrepreneurs raise their odds of success. He bootstrapped his last company 'WiredReach' in 2002 and currently he is CEO of his new venture 'Spark59'. He also launched an e-book "Running Lean" which was later published by O’Reilly.
We asked our experts to rate Ash's communication skills based on the clip below. Here is the result: 100% raters said that Ash Maurya is a Confident Communicator (CoCo).
5 Ways to Demonstrate Effective Communication Skills - Learn from Ash Maurya
1. Deliver speeches at conferences and events
CoCo Suggestions: One can join Toastmasters International as an alternative or participate in inter-collegiate paper-presentation/debate competitions to improve public speaking skills and gain confidence.
2. Instruct a class or conduct webinars
CoCo Suggestions: One should read newspaper/ articles a loud and practice in front of the mirror to get fluency and command over English language.
3. Write books on topics related to your domain
CoCo Suggestions: "Knowledge always Increases by Sharing" so one should write blog on a relevant topic and share domain knowledge.
4. Provide consulting services to startups
CoCo Suggestions: One should participate in discussions on LinkedIn groups/ online forums or become mentor to those who are in need.
5. Create product demo-videos
CoCo Suggestions: One can record his/her speech to observe delivery of speech, body language, gestures, postures and facial expressions.
Click on following link to watch Ash's other videos: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimRGeoiwUPmIddym-HdaCg/videos
CoCo Index (TM) is a communication skills rating service. Our experts use 40-point verbal and non-verbal parameters (our own proprietary model) to assess candidates based on their communication abilities and provide a score. Our CoCo Team consists of Toastmaster Evaluators, Trainers, Recruiters, Hiring Authorities and Career Counselors.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Craig Valentine is a Confident Communicator (CoCo)
Craig Valentine has several interesting speeches on his YouTube channel. We selected one of the speeches and shared it with our CoCo Experts. We asked them to rate Craig based on his Communication Skills. Here is the result: 100% raters said that Craig Valentine is a Confident Communicator (CoCo).
Top 5 points that make Craig a Confident Communicator:
1. Delivery of Speech: Craig has clear voice and great fluency. During his speech, he stresses on appropriate words and uses intentional pauses to make an impact. He has demonstrated great vocabulary and command over English Language.
2. Speech Content: Craig is master of his topics and expresses them extremely well. This topic could have been boring but he added humor and personal story to make it interesting. There is a clear and concise message that listeners can take home. In this case, it is "Don't sell the product but sell the result".
3. Vocal Variety: Craig is effectively maintaining his pace in the speech so that audience don't feel rushed. He is emulating sales representatives by changing his pitch. Note: He asks following question immediately in a normal tone, after his conversation with first sales person "What is he trying to sell me?". He then shouts "The Car" with high tone to give emphasis on the answer. His command over voice modulation is worth praising.
4. Body Language: Craig has great control over his facial expressions. He enacted his surprised self beautifully. For instance, he uses facial expression, gesture and body posture to convey his joy after talking to second sales person "Where do I sign?". Extremely effective!
5. Confidence: He is very enthusiastic about his topic and doesn't look nervous at all. He engages the audience and maintains proper eye contact. He made his speech convincing and believable.
1. Delivery of Speech: Craig has clear voice and great fluency. During his speech, he stresses on appropriate words and uses intentional pauses to make an impact. He has demonstrated great vocabulary and command over English Language.
2. Speech Content: Craig is master of his topics and expresses them extremely well. This topic could have been boring but he added humor and personal story to make it interesting. There is a clear and concise message that listeners can take home. In this case, it is "Don't sell the product but sell the result".
3. Vocal Variety: Craig is effectively maintaining his pace in the speech so that audience don't feel rushed. He is emulating sales representatives by changing his pitch. Note: He asks following question immediately in a normal tone, after his conversation with first sales person "What is he trying to sell me?". He then shouts "The Car" with high tone to give emphasis on the answer. His command over voice modulation is worth praising.
4. Body Language: Craig has great control over his facial expressions. He enacted his surprised self beautifully. For instance, he uses facial expression, gesture and body posture to convey his joy after talking to second sales person "Where do I sign?". Extremely effective!
5. Confidence: He is very enthusiastic about his topic and doesn't look nervous at all. He engages the audience and maintains proper eye contact. He made his speech convincing and believable.
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