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Clinton Wins 2nd Debate; Negative Trump Fails to Build Trust

In the wake of the increasingly personal insults and accusations Clinton and Trump have been hurling at one another, and a particularly scandalous week for the GOP candidate, last night’s debate promised to be even more dramatic than the last. In their first moments on stage, the candidates set the tone definitively for what would…

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Clinton Won Last Night’s Debate, According to Communication Science

“Words matter when you run for president and they really matter when you are president.” – Hillary Clinton Last night’s debate — the first official showdown between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — was, as the GOP candidate would say, a huge event. Weeks prior to the debate, ABC news reported that 74 percent…

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Why Are Speakers 19% Less Confident in Impromptu Settings?

One of the advantages of QC’s global communication database is that it allows us to look for aggregate trends in communication styles. For example, we use our proprietary language analytics platform to measure close to 1,000 earnings calls every quarter. And every quarter, we see a similar pattern:

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What Can Country Music Teach Us About Public Speaking?

At Quantified Communications, we can’t emphasize practice enough — no matter how big or small the presentation. Last month, we stepped back from public speaking and went in search of a broader perspective. We wanted to find out how top players in other performance-driven fields approach practice, so we reached out to a pro baseball…

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What Can Pro Baseball Teach Us About Public Speaking?

At Quantified Communications, we can’t emphasize practice enough — no matter how big or small the presentation. Last month, we stepped back from public speaking and went in search of a broader perspective. We wanted to find out how top players in other performance-driven fields approach practice, so we reached out to a pro baseball…

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How Much of Our Workdays Do We Spend Communicating?

  2024 Update: As remote and hybrid work models continue to evolve, the importance of effective communication has never been more critical. In 2024, leaders are leveraging advanced communication analytics to enhance team interactions and productivity. Tools that analyze communication patterns in real-time are helping managers identify and address communication gaps swiftly, ensuring that teams…

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Objectively, who delivered the best convention speech?

It’s been a big month in politics, with back-to-back Republican and Democratic national conventions making both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton the official nominees for their respective parties. We have been tracking the primary candidates’ communication styles throughout the election as Clinton has attempted to solidify her story and Trump has overturned every expectation for political…

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