Improve Your Presentations! Recently, I attended an event hosted by the St. Louis Speaker Series. Since 1998, the speakers have been some...

That question, “WHAT topic should I speak about?” comes up often. Sometimes, it’s an easy answer: If it’s job-related, the subject...

Issue a Disclaimer early in your talk for credibility and to keep the attention of the audience.

Help Your Audience GET IT by asking for Lessons Learned! Before taking questions and closing my presentations, I often asked the audience...

In your Opening tell them when questions will be taken.

To be successful in delivering outstanding presentations, there are Very Specific Laws that apply. These are not suggestions! The...

It’s All About the Backstory. You have a story, don’t you? Rarely, when asking this to students, seminar attendees, and clients, do I not...

Zooming? Get a good Checklist first! CLICK HEREhttps://nosweatpublicspeaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Zoom_Backgrounds_Pet_Peeve.mp...

Virtual Video Meetings: Challenges and Opportunities

Even to those of us used to presenting to in-person audiences, virtual platforms like ZOOM present challenges. If you’re called on to...

Tell Stories to reinforce points in your talk.

The Opening and Closing. The Law of Primacy and Recency says the audience best remembers the first and last things you, the speaker, say...

It gives COMPLETENESS. Throughout history, the number THREE has been used in a variety of important ways. Three blind mice. Three strikes...

MUTE and STOP VIDEO for better Video Meeting Presentations.

The speaker’s INTRODUCTION, in person or virtually, is important! It is an integral part of a presentation. It is the presenter’s...

Speaking Opportunity! “Speaking Opportunities are Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities!” Fred E. Miller Make the Most of It!...

Chris Cebollero, The Ultimate Leadership Podcast, is the consummate interviewer. This time he asks about improving Video Meetings. This...

You need to know before you host or jump on one. Transcript: Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! Everyone’s getting on video meetings...

Great Elevator Speeches Build Reputations and Grow Businesses. Specific Criteria For Them: Clear – Concise – Consistent. For similar...

In literature, Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated...