Training For Your Speaking Presentation Will Deliver Success Climbing Stairs – How it Parallels Speaking Success: Back in February, my core strength instructor at the Y asked our class if there was anyone who would like to be on her team for the annual Stair Climbing event in our city. It is a fundraiser that […]
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Ethical Communications in Speaking Presentations
How Do Speakers Promote And Demonstrate Ethics Ethical communication is important in every interaction we have with others. It is the mainstay of a civil and democratic society. As I listen, teach and coach clients, I can’t help but wonder if we have lost our ethical grounding? Ethics in communication as defined in the National […]
Telling Stories In Your Presentation
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 […]
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? […]
Focus On Depth, Not Breadth In Your Work
Speakers Get Clear And Specific About Your Topic – Become The Expert Ensure a successful speaking business with this professional speaking recipe. The following are 3 key ingredients emerging speakers need to cultivate: 1. Deepen your expertise. Is your topic too broad, such as leadership or health? Do you speak on 12 different topics? If yes, you […]
What is a Speaker Thankful for?
Gratitude Rituals Will Help Your Presentation Research has established that appreciating something that has come our way evokes positive emotions in us. It promotes a desire to do something good in return – as long as we feel that we are not indebted to whomever gave us the reason to feel grateful. According to research […]