What does it take to become a Fully Booked Speaker? One question that repeatedly comes up is, “How can I become known as a Speaker?” The journey to becoming a full-time speaker is generally not linear – it’s one that’s filled with twist and turns. However, I’m a firm believer that small consistent steps taken […]
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5 Simple Speaking Tips to Transform your Presentation
Speaking and Biking – what do they have in Common? As a long-distance cyclist, I’ve been preparing for a fall ride along the second half of the Blue Ridge Parkway. During my summer training, my left knee started bothering me. Before I made an appointment with my doctor, I researched “knee pain and cycling”, and […]
Speakers Have you Lost Your Audience?
7 Tips & Techniques to Re-Engage your Audience Speakers, you know how frustrating it can be after spending hours preparing a presentation only to have your audience tune out within 5 minutes. You know you’re losing them, but are not quite sure how to reel them back in. Over the years I’ve consulted books, resources […]
11 Ways to Get More Speaking Gigs
Get Hired for Speaking at Association Meetings, Conferences, TEDx and more Summertime, for many businesses and business professionals, is a slower time of year as people take time off for vacation, the kids are out of school, and frankly, the hot weather seems to make some move at a slower pace. However, “there’s no time […]
Speakers – Stop using Pesky Filler Words
Discover how to Eliminate Filler Words from your Presentations Those verbal sounds (ahs, ers, ums, you know, like, etc…) we make during our conversations – actually make up about 5% – 8% of the words we use every day, according to Michael Erard, linguist and author of Um…Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders. Erard also notes that […]
Discover how Public Speaking Skills can help you Ace the Interview & Get the Job
How Public Speaking Skills can help you Land your Dream Job My recent college graduate son asked that I help him with public speaking skills in order to prepare for a couple of job interviews. During our coaching sessions, I realized how public speaking skills can give you a boost with interview preparation. Here are 8 […]