July 19th, 2020
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Aristotle In your last presentation did your audience know what your intentions were for what they should remember and take action on? Every…

July 12th, 2020
“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Your life will be happier if you increase your positive communication and decrease your negative…

July 6th, 2020
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward To achieve success in any field, including professional speaking, you need to get things done…

July 2nd, 2020
“Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” – Robert Greenleaf From the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, the word “outlier” means (1) something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or…

June 22nd, 2020
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” – Benjamin Franklin So, you know you want to speak in public because you have something to…

June 15th, 2020
“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” – Abraham Maslow Some of you may be familiar with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. Maslow postulated that all…

June 9th, 2020
“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident’” – Dale Carnegie Have you ever talked to a group somewhat homogeneous in a generation and get a rousing standing ovation at the end of your presentation? And then you give the same talk…

June 1st, 2020
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” – Ulysses S. Grant A speaker friend of mine and I are history buffs. He told me recently about the three-part PBS series…