FAQ with Me Ask Me Question: If you had one piece of advice to give to improve my speaking, what would it be? Answer: SPEAK! – SPEAK! –...

The P-A-U-S-E: A Major Element of Verbal Communication The Pause Question: What if my entire Post was written like the Title? How long...

The Road to Perfection Never Ends! Want to Speak Better? How about playing music?  If you were, or are now, a musician, do you just come...

Here’s mine.  What’s yours?  Your Elevator Speech is a Mini-Presentation CLICK to ENLARGE – Read from Bottom > Top If you attend...

If I Had to Give Just One Piece of Advice to Improve Presentation Skills, it. . . Fred’s Best Tips for Becoming a Better Speaker! ...

NonVerbal Communication Trumps Verbal Communication The guy on the right says, “I’m really excited to have the opportunity to speak to...

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, and I hope you are, then you’re interested in information that will help you become a better...

If You BOMB Pull Yourself Up, and Try, Again! My grandson, Carson, just turned one.  He’s not quite walking, but he sure is trying.  He...

Have a “Subtle Little Difference.” Chapman’s Ice Cream was once a St. Louis tradition.  They were famous for their advertising campaign...

Help the Audience GET IT Educate – Entertain – Explain They may not agree with everything.  They may not agree with anything. Unless...

Help The Audience GET IT! Educate – Entertain – Explain They may not agree with everything.  They may not agree with anything. Unless...

Cotton Mouth No Fun to have when Speaking! Cotton, or dry mouth, can be caused be many things:  anxiety, dry air, certain medications,...

Because people learn in a variety of ways, These sight & sound props Rock! The right prop, used at the right time in the right manor...

It’s BLANK for a Very Good Reason! The ‘B’ Button is one of the most powerful features in PowerPoint / Keynote software. When in...

Use this Speaker’s Template to Develop, Practice and Deliver Your Presentation A Speaker’s Template – Click to Enlarge! Download the...

When You Speak “Did you ever spend a lot of time on a ship?” The reason I asked, was that Michael, the person I was critiquing,...

This does it for me. It warms up the audience!  What do You do? This Slide Show and Music will be playing when people enter the room I’ll...

Use a Digital Recorder to Capture those thoughts ‘In the Moment!’ None of us have the great memories we wish we had. We’re exercising,...

Don’t practice your presentation. You’ve given it before – no big deal. Don’t visit the facility before your talk. Don’t find out what...

Your Introduction, Opening, Speech, Closing – Is it time to Update Them? One of the only things in life that’s certain is – Change. And...