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July 22, 2021 By Sonja Stetzler

6 Ways To Incorporate Story-Worthy Moments Into Your Presentation

Consider the story-worthy moments each day that you can incorporate into your speaking presentation. Vacations and travel seem to be a priority this year as many of us are experiencing a pent-up desire to get out of our homes. Another benefit for traveling is it often provides opportunities to find good stories to support messages […]

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June 17, 2021 By Sonja Stetzler

Be Concise with your Message or Pay the Price

a strong core message provides guardrails for your speech to have concise messaging

Lately, I have been asked by many of my coaching clients if there is a way to make their messages more concise. In this day and age of virtual presentations, short attention spans, and distractions, getting your point across in as few words as possible and still making an impact is an art. And it’s […]

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May 20, 2021 By Sonja Stetzler

3 Lessons for an Effective Speaking Process

the effective speaking process is similar to the hiking journey to a waterfall

We all have hurdles to navigate for an effective speaking process to make a difference with our message. As the weather has warmed, my husband and I took a quick trip up to the mountains near where we live to do some hiking. Unbeknownst to me, my husband had chosen a hike that did not […]

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May 28, 2019 By Sonja Stetzler

Four Tips For Speaking Presentation Success

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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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