Storytellers Make Great Presenters One of the best books I have read on the art of storytelling is Matt Dick’s recently published book, “Storyworthy” (Get it through Amazon). Matt Dick is a 36-time winner of the Moth StorySLAM (Check out The Moth). He knows a few things about how to find stories, construct them, and […]
Communication Skills
What Does Emotion Have to Do With Speaking?
Speaking with confidence and displaying it with body language will assure your audience you are trustworthy. Many of my clients seek help for increasing their confidence – whether they are delivering a presentation at a conference, sitting through an interview, or selling a product, service, or idea to someone else. But what is confidence, really? […]
Speaker’s End of Year Review
Speakers, how do you reflect on your presentation year and plan for the new year? Last year, many readers responded positively to my “Weekly Win” jar, where at the end of each week, I write down my weekly wins on a Post-it note and add them to the jar. By the end of the year, […]
Speakers – Overcome the Fear of Rejection
Speakers get comfortable with your audience. With Halloween just around the corner, I am reminded of things that scare us. Generally cited at the top of the list of things we fear is public speaking. After years of working as a communication coach and working with speakers who fear getting in front of an audience […]
How a Successful Speaker Remembers their Content
6 Speaker Strategies for Speech Memorization In previous posts, I’ve written about content creation. Now we are switching gears to the next part of the speaking preparation process. After you have developed the content of what you want to deliver to your audience, the rehearsal protocol begins. In my experience, it is the most challenging […]
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, […]