A For Anyone Wanting to Improve Their Public Speaking and Presentation Skills these are Must Reads! I am a Speaker, a Coach, and an Author. I'm also a Reader! By reading great books on Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, I've immensely increased my knowledge of my craft, and improved my presentations! I've Read More
Opening a Speech
My Best Advice for Becoming a Better Speaker is. . .
SPEAK! Here's some Bad News for those who want to lessen their Fear of Public Speaking and become a Better Speaker: There is NO Magic Pill to fix that! I wish there was! Perhaps one of the large drug companies has it in Clinical Trials. If so, I haven't read about it, and don't advise waiting until it's Read More
Speaker’s Humor: “Did you hear the one about. . .”
S NO! Your presentation does not have to open with a Joke! For most presentations, it should not start that way! People love to laugh and humor is great. It can be icing on the cake, but it isn't easy! It is also a tool that can be used to keep the attention of the audience on you and your message. If you try Read More
Your Presentation: EXTREME MAKEOVER Time?
EXT The Answer is YES, If: The Title of your talk doesn't grab a potential audience's attention. Think of the Title of your Presentation as the Cover of a Book, Headline of a Newspaper Article, or Subject Line of an Email. If it doesn't attract people, they'll never look any further. The Master of Read More
You’re Going to Want to Write THESE Down!
YouThen, Use them! Fortunately, I've been doing a lot of speaking lately. During the Q&A Session, one question I'm frequently asked is, "How can I lessen my Fear of Public Speaking and become a better Presenter" There are a number of answers to this question, and I think a blog post, categorizing them, is Read More
Speakers: Instructions For Your Audience Are. . .
W Wouldn't It Be Nice If. . . Before your presentation, your Audience had specific instructions and training on how to be a Good Audience? An audience can make or break a presentation. A good, enthusiastic group gives the speaker responses and energy that lead to a better presentation. Audiences with individuals Read More
The Elevator Speech Booklet – CLICK to Open!
YourYour Elevator Speech is a Mini-Presentation CLICK Thru the Slides EVERYONE Needs a Great Elevator Speech! from "NO SWEAT" Public Speaking! Use this as a Template for Your Elevator Speech! An Elevator Speech is what we deliver when introducing ourselves at networking events, business meetings, or Read More
The Magic of the Rule of Three
Read It – Understand It – Use It!
Three has always been Magical! THREE • The Three Wise Men. • Three Strikes You're out! • Rock, Paper, Scissors. It is also one of the best techniques presenters can use for ensuring their audience GETS IT! Andrew Dlugan sums the Rule of Three up like this: “Using the Rule of Three allows you to express Read More
Your PRESENTATION needs a MAKEOVER If. . .
When was Your Presentation last updated?You If it's been awhile - Keep reading! Doing a Presentation Makeover makes sense if: The Information You Want to Convey is Important. It should be Important! Important to the audience and Important to you! If it's not important, Why are you doing it? "The Read More
NPR Member Station, KWMU, Book Interview. . .
NPR Member Station Book Interview. I'm a Guest on KWMU's "St. Louis on the Air" St. Louis on the Air Interview NPR Member Station Book Interview with Don Marsh, the host of "St. Louis on the Air." He is an excellent interviewer. We discussed my book, "No Sweat Public Speaking!" There was also time for a few call-in Read More