November 15th, 2020
“Words have incredible power. They can make people’s hearts soar, or they can make people’s hearts sore.” – Dr. Mardy Grothe We have all been dealing with those little video boxes on our screen for a number of months now. People…

November 8th, 2020
“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.” – Winston Churchill When I was a child, there was a famous commercial for Wheaties cereal on TV. It showed an American athlete going about his sport. …

November 1st, 2020
“A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.” – Joseph Roux The Armed Forces of the United States are charged with preparing for, fighting and winning America’s wars. To do this,…

October 25th, 2020
“The energy level of the audience is the same as the speaker’s. For better…or for worse.” – Andras Baneth “You Become What You Think About!” Earl Nightingale told us these words in 1956 in his million dollar best selling LP…

October 18th, 2020
“Questions open a space in your mind that allow better answers to breathe.” ― Richie Norton Mark Twain once said, “There are two types of speakers: Those who get nervous and those who are liars.” One of the places speakers get…

October 11th, 2020
“You are not being judged, the value of what you are bringing to the audience is being judged.” – Seth Godin There are myths in any realm of life. Creating and delivering presentations is no exception. For this newsletter, I am…

October 4th, 2020
“Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. – Dale Carnegie The main purpose of any presentation is to impart knowledge to your audience and make that knowledge applicable to…

September 27th, 2020
“The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say ‘Me too!’ versus ‘So what?” – Jim Rohn Right now, there is something you are passionate about and want to tell others. Have you ever thought about publishing a…