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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Creative Speakers Use Out-Of-The-Box Visuals
Make a more creative and longer lasting impression with visuals for your presentations. During the last weeks of August, my husband and I embarked on a cycling trip through the southern part of Ireland. This trip had been on our bucket list for about twenty years. With our kids pretty much out on their own […]
Learn How to Track Your Presentation Performance
Speakers can improve performance by tracking elements of their presentation. Years ago when I was employed in a corporate health coaching role, the majority of clients I worked with were seeing me for weight loss. At that time, tracking apps, such as MyFitnessPal, were becoming popular to track performance, caloric intake and exercise habits. I […]