Public Speaking
Jason. Freddy. Leatherface. Chuckie. Michael Meyers. Probably not the first names that pop into your head when you think of excellent public speakers, right? Cold-blooded psychopaths plus one creepy doll sure! Public speaking role models – no way. But yes horror movies (including their creepy villains) have 3 vital lessons to teach us about public…
Read MoreOrganizing a presentation is less than a sizzlingly, sexy topic (although I tried to make it fun). However, if you don’t want your audience to get completely lost, you need to pay specific attention to how to organize your speech. Now, there are 2 types of organization in a speech. Fascinating eh? One type is…
Read More“Are there any questions?” Are you the type of speaker who utters this phrase and then secretly HOPES like heck there are no questions, so you can bugger off the stage and consider the presentation D-O-N-E? Or do you love Q&A because you get to interact with the audience? Do you relish the chance to…
Read MoreDo you have a case of the Umm’s? Those tiny words that sneak their way into your presentation. It might be an “Umm”, an “Ahh “or even a “So” (which is my filler word of choice). Do you really need to be sweating them though? Do filler words completely undermine your credibility? Do they hurt…
Read MoreOne of the things that frustrates me most is when I don’t know what to do next. Have you ever read a great blog post or seen an awesome presentation that just left you thinking “Wow, that was great….but now what?” As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you need a strong call-to-action in your presentations…
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