Public Speaking
Do you ever find your mind racing with a 1000 ideas about what to say and all your big thoughts are just jumbled in your head? Are you freaked out (think sweaty palms, racing heart, quivering voice) about taking center stage or standing up in the boardroom and letting your thoughts be heard? Worried about humiliating…
Read MoreBlogging and public speaking are two completely separate forms of communication, right? Blogging – it’s about writing and reading with a few well place visuals to keep it interesting and speaking is about talking and listening with a few well placed visuals to keep it interesting. Wait a minute! Could it be that blogging and…
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When people ask me how to give a speech, I often ask them why do they want to make that speech. What’s the purpose of it? What are they seeking to do? I believe that: Communication changes the world. Nothing truly great has ever been done without the ability to speak about the transformation. Opening…
Read MoreAs a speech coach, my job is to cheer my clients on and help them push past their public speaking excuses. The resistance to change inevitably comes up, and I help them gently nudge past. The bottom line is: Do you want to make excuses or do you want to get better? I posed this…
Read MoreDon’t Give a Speech – Create an Experience. If you’re interested in causing the ripples of change to course through the audience, you’ve got to do more than just speak. Some say that the alternative to giving a speech is performing – give ’em a show. Putting those acting chops to good use. Learning the…
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