December 16th, 2019
“A wise man speaks because he has something to say, a fool speaks because he has to say something.” – Plato In the first 30 seconds of meeting you, your audience has formed their first impression of you. This first impression will be the…
December 9th, 2019
“Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” – Robert Greenleaf We all have to perform sometime in our lives. Whether it is a presentation, the school spelling bee, the high jump, or a million other possible things, we are not…
December 2nd, 2019
“A compelling story beats a mountain of facts every time. Stories don’t have to be amazing, incredible tales – often family mishaps and personal insights are very moving.” – Dorothy Leeds from her book, “Power Speak” I hope you and…
November 25th, 2019
“When you’re rehearsing, just focus on giving the speech, and then look at the video. You really cannot give a speech and be critiquing it at the same time.” – TJ Walker Many years ago, the starlets that flocked to Hollywood used to be asked,…
November 18th, 2019
“Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it ‘to whom it may concern.” – Ken Haemer “Oh, I have lost my place.” “Sorry, I missed a whole section of my talk.” “Someone must have…
November 11th, 2019
“The success of your presentation will be judged not by the knowledge you send but by what the listener receives” – Lilly Walters We have talked a lot about speaking in the last few months. However, one public speaking topic we have not…
November 5th, 2019
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo Is great speaking essential to great leading? Think about it. Can you think of any great leader who…
October 28th, 2019
“You become what you think about” – Earl Nightingale (1921 – 1989) I was listening to a speaker the other day. His main premise was there is no reason to be positive when there is so much wrong with our world today. According to him, you…