Improve your verbal communication skills

- There's something called the Blizzard Test. … It works like this. … Employers sit in an interview with a potential hire … and think let's imagine this person and I … were on a business trip and found ourselves at the airport … in Buffalo, New York waiting to board a plane. … Suddenly a blizzard hits. … The airport is snowed in, … and we're stuck there for eight hours. … How would I feel about this person … after spending so much time together? … Would we have bonded or would I hope … I'd never see them again for the rest of my life? … Hiring managers actually think this way. … So your ability to be articulate and engaging, … even charming, when you talk to people in the business world … is critical to your success. … A large percentage of our working life … is spent not just doing our actual job, … but interacting with the people with whom we work. … If you have a problem speaking to people, … whether it's addressing a group … or just being generally shy in conversation, … let me encourage you to get past it. …