July 6th, 2020
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward To achieve success in any field, including professional speaking, you need to get things done…

July 2nd, 2020
“Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” – Robert Greenleaf From the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, the word “outlier” means (1) something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or…

June 22nd, 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 So, you know you want to speak in public because you have something to…

June 15th, 2020
“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” – Abraham Maslow Some of you may be familiar with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. Maslow postulated that all…

June 9th, 2020
“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident’” – Dale Carnegie Have you ever talked to a group somewhat homogeneous in a generation and get a rousing standing ovation at the end of your presentation? And then you give the same talk…

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….