Tips for Professional Speakers on the Road After arriving at my final destination for a speaking engagement in late spring, I walked down to baggage claim, sat on a bench, and input my hotel address in my phone to catch an Uber. I had to go upstairs to “arrivals” to catch my Uber, and in […]
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Are your Presentation Slides Distracting Your Audience?
How to Create Presentation Enhancing Slides The Chinese proverb, “A picture is worth a thousand words” is supported by research that has found that a speaker’s message is more memorable, more interesting, more easily understood, and more persuasive (Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, 2005, New York: Cambridge University Press). If this is true, why do […]
Storytelling Tips for the Professional Speaker
Discover the 3 Essential Elements for Effectively using Storytelling in Your Presentation or Speech Key points to consider when including a story in your speech/presentation to make your story more engaging and interesting: 1. Where are you sourcing your stories? Stories can come from all facets of our lives: places we have been, people we […]
How Do You Create Content for Your Speech?
A Road Map to Developing Your Speech One of the areas where many emerging speakers struggle is how to start creating content for a speech, or presentation. There are many steps in the process of developing content for an audience, then verbally delivering it. Let’s start by breaking down the content development process into smaller, […]
Good News for Speakers
Speakers – Did You Know Conference & Tradeshow Attendee Levels are Predicted to Rise in 2018? An increase in attendees equals an increase in opportunities for speakers. According to one industry report, “…conference and tradeshow attendee levels are anticipated to increase by 1.8 percent in 2018.” That means that there is no better time to […]
Successful Speaker Checklist
The Prepared Speaker’s Checklist With the help of a colleague, Lee Tkachuk, owner of Limitless Speaking Bureau, I put together this checklist of items to ensure your success as a speaker, no matter your level of experience. The more prepared you are with these items, the more professional you will come across to the meeting […]