December 4th, 2022
“It doesn’t matter how elegant the argument or inspiring the prose, a presentation won’t move anyone if the presenter isn’t visibly feeling what they are saying.” – John Neffinger Have you convinced your audience to…

November 27th, 2022
“Those who know do. Those that understand, teach.” – Aristotle, Greek Philosopher This week, I was fiddling around on the Internet and came across an interesting article entitled, “Aristotle Was a Key Figure in Public…

November 20th, 2022
“First, have a definite, clear, practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.” – Aristotle, Greek…

November 13th, 2022
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights activist A significant part of your…

November 6th, 2022
“No word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” – Mark Twain, American humorist, lecturer, and writer You may be uncomfortable with silence. But, on the other hand, you may feel the need to be talking or listening to…

October 30th, 2022
“Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change” – Richard Branson The best salespeople in the world know if they try to sell the features of their product or service, they will not be in sales very…

October 23rd, 2022
“Great leaders (and speakers) add value to people rather than extract value from them.” – Brian Dodd Just by speaking to your audiences, you are a leader – a speaker leader. Your audience perceives you as a leader. It is…

October 16th, 2022
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” ― George Washington The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees all U.S. citizens freedom of speech. It…