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 […]
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Safe, Secure and Stress-Less Travel for the Professional Speaker
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How a Weekly Win Jar Helps you Achieve and Recognize Your Goals
What’s a Weekly Win Jar? Do you ever feel that your work doesn’t matter? Do you fail to realize the impact you are making in the world? One ritual I started was the Weekly Win jar. At the end of each week during the year, I wrote my most important “win” or accomplishment of the […]