I'll be presenting Public Speaking and Presentation Skills to Midwest BankCentre's "Women on the Rise." Read More
Keynote Speaker
Alliteration – Alliteration – Alliteration: Add . .
The "Magic of Three" to help the audience GET IT! In literature, Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently. As a method of linking words for effect, alliteration is also called head Read More
Virtual Video Tip: BACKGROUNDS Matter!
Transcript: Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking. Here's a Virtual Video Meeting Tip. We're all doing these virtual meetings these days. The tip is: BACKGROUNDS Matter! The First Thing people look at when you come on to one of these meetings is your face. Second Thing is the BACKGROUND. Look at Read More
Virtual Video Meeting Tip: BACKGROUND
In a virtual video event, the BACKGROUND is the second thing we see when entering one of these meetings. The first thing we look at is faces. We want to see who else is attending. Assuming the person isn’t wearing a shirt with a wild pattern or a crazy hat, the next thing to catch our eyes is the BACKGROUND of the Read More
Virtual Video Meeting Tip: SOUND!
Can We Hear Each Other? Recently, you’ve probably attended more virtual video meetings than ever imagined. The quality and value received have likely ranged from Fabulous to Forget-About-It! One of the biggest factors for successful meetings like these is SOUND! SOUND, as it pertains to virtual video events means: Read More
Virtual Video Meeting Tip: YOU!
Recently, if you’re like me, you’ve attended a Virtual Video Meeting. Maybe, a lot of them. This is the way gatherings, conferences, and events are going to be for the foreseeable future. It might be a one-on-one job interview, a prospect call, a small group meeting, a networking event, or a large conference. As a Read More
Criminology/Criminal Justice Program Presentation I will presenting a "Presentation on Presentations." Read More
With Virtual Video Meetings:
Everyone is in the Front Row!
Accept It. - Understand It. Make It Work! It will be a while, perhaps a long while, before audiences gather in large auditoriums to see and hear a speaker. Now, we meet "virtually." A different mindset and new skills are needed for attending, participating in, or leading one of these events. In a conventional Read More
Three Ways to Keep the Audience’s Attention
Transcript Fred Miller, " NO SWEAT Public Speaking!" Here are three ways to keep the attention of your audience. This is important because people have the attention span of a gnat! Number One: Use video. • Insert videos into your presentation gives you a chance to rest and takes the attention from the audience to Read More
Three Things NOT to Do with Eye Contact!
Transcript Fred Miller, "NO SWEAT Public Speaking!" Here are three things NOT to do with eye contact. Number One: Don't stare. No one likes to be stared at. It makes them feel very uneasy. Number Two: Don't be a searchlight - going like this. Do not do that. What you want to do is: • Looks at someone, finish a Read More