May 9th, 2021
“The problem with specifying the method along with the goal is one of diminished control. Provide your people with the objective and let them figure out the method.” ― L. David Marquet, Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning…

May 2nd, 2021
“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Dorothy M. Neddermeyer I get many questions about how people can calm themselves before a presentation. This is an important question. It is…

April 25th, 2021
“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” — J.K. Rowling’s character Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Have you ever thought about how similar public speaking is to…

April 18th, 2021
“Get attention immediately. Begin your talk with an incident. Arouse suspense. State an arresting fact. Ask for a show of hands. Promise to tell the audience how they can get something they want. Use an exhibit” – Dale Carnegie, The Quick…

April 11th, 2021
“You don’t have to change who you are, you have to become more of who you are.” – Sally Hogshead Speaking in public is hard work. There is a reason this is so. It’s hard work because the return on investment is very great. …

April 4th, 2021
“Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.” – Horace Did you ever think of the changes in your world from when you were a teenager to now? When I was in elementary and high school, we had to do research in the…

March 28th, 2021
“Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf.” — Will Rogers, humorist The COVID-19 virus has changed a lot in your life. There are two things in your life that you will never avoid. The first thing is…

March 21st, 2021
“Light travels faster than sound. That’s why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.” – Albert Einstein As much time as you prepare for your presentation, there will come a time when your presentation falls flat with…