Four Reasons that Coach is a Great Investment! Athletes have coaches. Actors have directors. Business people have mentors. Bottom line:...

Not done correctly, the Q&A Session of your presentation can destroy an otherwise excellent talk. Don’t let that happen! Done correctly,...

Others See and Hear You! Knowing you want to improve your public speaking and presentation skills, I suggest taking a video of yourself...

Speaker Signature Presentation! “Speaking Opportunities are Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities!” That is my mantra and no one...

Practice Makes Perfect! Really? If only that were true! What if the material, and delivery you are practicing, isn’t correct? Practicing...

There is no ‘Magic Pill’ for lessening the fear of public speaking and becoming a better speaker. My best tips for accomplishing these...

The Same Goal as ALL Communication: Verbal, Written, or Visual. You want the audience, as quickly as possible to – GET IT! GET IT!:...

Presentation Slides can add or detract from your message. Which to use? Text vs. Images Presentation Slides: Text vs. Images The Goal of...

WHEN to Take Them? Q&A can be an important part of your presentation. But, WHEN is best? In your OPENING, tell the audience WHEN You’ll...

The Introduction is an Integral Part of Your Presentation.

WHY Not? Survey after survey lists The Fear of Public Speaking at the top of the ‘Fear List’ most people have. Some say they would rather...

Here’s the first floor of my eight floor Elevator Speech. Your Name!

WRITING! EXPERTS Write! In my first column on this subject, I presented the idea that everyone should build a strong EXPERT Stool. The...

SPEAKING! Everyone should build a strong EXPERT Stool. The goal is to be able, when appropriate, to tell prospects, and folks who want to...

Declutter EVERYTHING! The goal of your talk is: “The Audience GETS IT!” They don’t have to agree with everything you say, but they do...

For speakers, using PowerPoint/Keynote in their Presentations makes sense.

Telling Stories is one of the Best Ways to reinforce the Points you make in the Body of your Speech.

Presentations and Elevator Speeches. They should have Great Tag Lines!

Great Athletes Have Coaches. Great Speakers Should, Also!

For Groups vs. Face-To-Face An Elevator Speech has two distinct audiences. Groups Individuals in a Face-To-Face Meeting The Group...