Public Speaking
Since we just celebrated my first year of blogging anniversary, it is worth looking back to some posts you might have missed this year. Here is a tip of my top hat to the top 7 post on public speaking and leadership in 2012! #7 5 Ways Boss Can Kill Morale Bosses make stupid decision that…
Read MoreYour presentation is going down in flames! Your audience looks lost or bored or worse BOTH. Heck, this presentation is going so poorly even you are bored by you. I’ve totally been in this situation. Do not despair! It is not a total loss. You can still save your presentation. You need to FIX your speech. Here…
Read MoreI’m a stalker! Not the kind that checks my ex’s Facebook page obsessively to see if he has a new girlfriend (maybe, I’ve done this…maybe) or stalks their prey like this cute kitten. As presenters, we all should be stalking our audience before speaking. Those unknown people showing up to your presentation are the most…
Read MoreI wondered what happened to his personality? This normally vivacious, energetic man traipsed on-the-stage and when he began his presentation, the most boring NPR host in the world possessed his body. His normal va-va-voom was va-va-gone. He wasn’t being himself on the stage. Speakers have a strange notion of what is means to be a…
Read MoreIt’s the biggest, baddest, ugliest public speaking mistake you can make. Are you making it? It’s not stumbling over words, not having enough time to practice or having slides that overwhelm the audience. It’s…. …Not Speaking That’s right the WORST public speaking mistake you can make is passing on opportunities to present. You deny your…
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