April 14th, 2024
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World War II Public speakers may have various reasons for speaking,…

April 7th, 2024
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi, legendary coach of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers When speaking to your audience, have you ever thought you were also a coach…

March 31st, 2024
“Talk to someone about themselves, and they will listen for hours.” – Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking People listen…

March 24th, 2024
“Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” ― Stephen Keague, from his book The Little Red Handbook of Public Speaking and Presenting You’ve got your in-person keynote presentation ready for the conference. You…

March 17th, 2024
“May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields.” – Irish Blessing Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Relating St. Patrick’s Day to…

March 10th, 2024
“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.” – Martin Farquhar Tupper, English poet and novelist One often overlooked aspect of public speaking is the power of silence. Many speakers underestimate the impact of silence…

March 3rd, 2024
“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.” – Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal…

February 25th, 2024
“The interesting thing about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable and comfort the troubled.” – Ric Charlesworth, Australian sports coach and former politician Like teachers, the reward for speakers is their…