March 9th, 2020
“A talk is a voyage with purpose and it must be charted. The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.” – Dale Carnegie Imagine you are in New York on a pleasure trip and were in Little Italy in South Manhattan. If you wanted to…
March 2nd, 2020
“Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.” – Pericles If you are near-sighted, would you think of taking off your glasses before getting behind the wheel of your car. If you…
February 24th, 2020
“When presenting a speech, don’t think about how the audience will look at you. Think about what value you can give them.” -Radha Tailor You’re done with your presentation and it went very well. It’s time to kick back and enjoy…
February 17th, 2020
“People who know what they are talking about do not need PowerPoint.” – Steve Jobs In this fast-paced world of ours, we rarely have time to pause. However, a speaker that does not use pauses is not using the full speaker’s “toolbox.”…
February 10th, 2020
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill You have all heard the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Men and women throughout history have changed…
February 4th, 2020
“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.” – Jim Rohn The first book I bought when I became interested in public speaking a…
January 27th, 2020
“All great speakers were bad speakers at first.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It is the day before your big speech and you are not nearly done developing and practicing it. What can you do?
Use mind-mapping to uncover and organize your ideas…
January 20th, 2020
“If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.” – Warren Buffet You have a certain expertise that other people want to know about and then it happens! You are asked to speak…