Presentations
Relationships are tough. Public speaking is tough too. Relationships take a lot of work to build and maintain. If we don’t do the work, then a break-up is inevitable. Just like any relationship, a speaker needs to continually build a connection with the audience! Here are 5 quick public speaking tips to successful build relationships with an audience. Tune into…
Read MoreOver cocktails, a friend of mine said something dreadful to me: “You need to do a video blog.” Like most people, I hate watching myself on film. It’s painful, and I find myself having to trample down the demon of self-critique. My friend told me that if I am writing a blog about building relationships,…
Read MoreFerris Bueller’s Day Off was one of my favorite films growing up. Ben Stein as the economics teacher sums up my years as a high school student. Bueller? Bueller? No wonder why Ferris Bueller needed a day off! If I was in this class, I’d want a day off too. The economics teacher’s students are irrelevant to…
Read MoreHi Ho! Kermit the Frog here! What I admire most about Kermit is that he never compromises who he is – not for Missy Piggy not for anybody. But Kermit does remind us “it’s not easy being green.” It’s hard to be ourselves on the speaking stage or the stage of life. It’s important to…
Read MoreSitting in the audience. I look around and see the glazed eyes, bored expressions, Blackberry’s blazing and some catching up on Facebook. Doesn’t the speaker see us? We are dying here, and he isjust droning on and on. No regard for the audience. Does this sound familiar? You can count yourself lucky ifyou have never…
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