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…
May 28th, 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 may not realize it but most of the things that happen in your life happen in threes – your born, you live, you…
May 11th, 2020
“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” – Mark Twain When people are surveyed for their greatest fears, the fear of speaking in public consistently is listed as the number one fear, even more than the fear of death….
May 4th, 2020
“For it is in giving that we receive.” – St. Francis of Assisi I attended the National Speakers Association Washington DC Area Chapter Auction one year. You might imagine the types of items up to bid on at a speaking group auction: electronic…
April 27th, 2020
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t…
April 20th, 2020
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” – Brian Tracy The vast majority of us are enamored with technology. Virtual meetings, polling your audience, and holographic figures on the stage are but a few of the technology innovations…
April 13th, 2020
“Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you given the same presentation 20 times and are looking for a way to “spice up” your…
April 6th, 2020
“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.” – Dale Carnegie As long as humans continue to speak, there will be demand for someone to speak live to an audience. This is not going away. However, with virtual tool technology now…