May 28th, 2024
“In every battle, there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” – Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War Union General and U.S. President Several years ago, I read a business book, The…

May 20th, 2024
“Feedback is the compass for greatness; it tells you what to avoid, what to learn, and where to excel.” – Henrik Ceder, Chief Growth Officer at Netigate (software company in Stockholm, Sweden) Remember when you were in high…

May 13th, 2024
“Good transitions can make a speech more important to the audience because they feel they are being taken to a positive conclusion without having to travel a bumpy road.” – Joe Griffith, professional speaker, former economic radio show…

May 5th, 2024
“What’s the most important message you want to leave your audience with—and why should they care? Every listener instinctively wants to know one thing: What’s in this for me?” – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, television…

April 28th, 2024
“When speaking in public, your message – no matter how important – will not be effective or memorable if you don’t have a clear structure.” – Patricia Fripp, Hall of Fame keynote speaker, executive speech coach, sales…

April 21st, 2024
“It’s not the will to win that matters — everybody has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul William “Bear” Bryant, legendary coach of the University of Alabama football team Isn’t this quote true? All of…

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…