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…
January 13th, 2020
“When speaking in public, your message – no matter how important – will not be effective or memorable if you don’t have a clear structure.” – Patricia Fripp Have you ever thought how much impact the audience seating style has on your presentation…
January 6th, 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 Do you want your audiences to take what you say in your presentations and…
December 30th, 2019
“Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.” -Dale Carnegie During this season of good will, good cheer, and good friends, I think back to a song from the film “White Christmas”…