Handouts Can Strengthen Your Connection with Your Audience Last month I shared information about handouts, the various reasons why they …
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Train Like an Athlete = Speak Like a Pro!
Being the tennis buff that I am, I’ve been glued to my TV watching this year’s US open tennis. I …
Who’s Inspired You?
Growing up, we all had role models. They were the special people in our lives we wanted to be like. …
The New Age of Leveraging Technology to Share Your Expertise
When you think about how long people have been using public speaking to share their ideas, thoughts, expertise, knowledge, and …
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How Speaker Relationships Shape Success
I was chatting on the phone with a speaker friend this week and she was asking me about my business. …
Do We Still Need a Signature Talk?
Okay. Tricky question. Why? Because the idea of focusing on only one area of our expertise sounds really limiting—especially when …
Mastering the Skill of Answering Questions
I did some research around public speaking on ChatGPT. It’s such a great tool. This time it was reinforcing a …
Build Bridges… Not Deadlines
We are all mouthpieces for our businesses. Each of us is our own subtle marketing spokesperson too. This doesn’t mean …
4 Common Mistakes Even Seasoned Speakers Make
When it comes to speaking, let’s look at speaker mistakes in two ways. First, from the seasoned speaker’s perspective of …
How Do Top-of-Mind Speaker Do It?
One goal most of us speakers have (but don’t talk about) is to earn top-of-mind status as a speaker. And …
Is It Possible to be Perfect?
One of the biggest hurdles between a speaker and their audience is when the speaker gets caught up feeling like …
Do You Need Speaker Goals?
I was recently reminded of a conversation I had with a colleague a few years ago. We didn’t agree… well… …
Can You Over-deliver Without Overwhelming?
Before people decide to do business with us, they want to know more about us. This is what a signature …
It All Begins with 150….
What does the number 150 have to do with public speaking? Before I answer, let me set the stage : …
Why Do You Speak?
If I say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” most of you will know what I …
What To Do When You’ve Lost Your Way
Let’s face it… fear is the #1 reason why people shudder at the thought of public speaking. The thing is, …
3 Ways to Keep Connecting with Your Audience
You work hard to get your presentation just right. Your goal is to connect with your audience. If you don’t, …
Items for Your Holiday Speaker Wish List
Wow. It happens every year. It’s December, and I find myself wondering where the heck the past year has gone. …
Who Knows You’re Ready?
Since March of 2020, we speakers have been on a rollercoaster. At first there were no speaking events at all. …
