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May 14, 2019
Are you as surprised as I am about these stats? Granted, it’s not as surprising that people, on average, spend over 5 hours per day watching […]
April 14, 2019
Another April 15th is here, so I’m putting my bookkeeper’s hat on to share some insight into the question many speakers may have: Are there public […]
March 25, 2019
Recently, I was teaching a continuing education class on public speaking. When I asked people why they signed up for the class, the majority said the […]
February 26, 2019
Yeah! You're speaking tomorrow, and you've been looking forward to giving this presentation for a while now. Are you prepped and psyched to take the stage? Did you […]
February 12, 2019
More people should be speakers. Maybe everybody? Okay, not everybody, but I meet people all the time who have great information audiences would love to hear […]
January 27, 2019
I don’t think of myself as a speaker. I’m more of a business professional/ trainer/teacher who likes to help people achieve their speaking goals. But something […]
August 14, 2018
That’s a question most public speakers are excited to hear. Me? I never really thought of myself as a public speaker. Whenever I was asked that […]
July 24, 2018
It’s summertime! Yeah! Today (the day this article is being written) is a beautiful day with the perfect temp, plenty of sunshine, and a gentle breeze. […]
July 10, 2018
Can you become a speaker if you have a fear of public speaking? Absolutely! I know it’s going to take more than just me saying that […]
June 26, 2018
Last week I was having tea and chatting with a speaker who made a great observation about one of her presentations. “I blew it. Not with […]
June 11, 2018
One of the words we hear quite often these days is “authenticity.” In a nutshell, authenticity is the degree to which people think you are, or […]
May 25, 2018
When speakers ask me to evaluate them, I have a good idea of what they’re hoping to hear—good things. Who doesn’t want to hear good things? […]