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The meat of any presentation is content. In order to get to your presentation destination, you need to have killer content. We have talked about how to assess your goals for speaking success and overcoming the barriers that hold us back. Now it is time to examine the C of the ABCs of your presentation…
Read MoreI love My Cat from Hell. My cats want me to make it clear that they are not from hell. Lola and Samson are good cats who are not at all threatening me with their sharp claws at this moment. Instead I am referring to the TV show, My Cat from Hell on the Animal Planet. This…
Read MoreDo you sparkle? Not like a vampire in the Twilight series which is an abomination to vampire mythology.Vampires do not sparkle in the sun. They die. I digress. Back to your sparkle! I have a friend, Rebecca, who owns an interior design company, Rivalee Design. She’s not your average let’s pick a color, buy some drapes…
Read MoreToday, I would like to talk to you about the dullest presentation opening ever. Which is….drum roll please… Day 5: Today, I would like to talk to you about… I taught public speaking classes at the college level for over 12 years. If I had a dime for every time I heard this used as…
Read MoreOutside of an audience of statisticians, I seriously doubt anyone ever said “Wow, your statistic scared the crap out of me!” Yet most conventional wisdom about how to open a speech will tell you to scare the audience with a number which brings us to…. Day 4: The Startling Statistic The startling statistic is often suggested…
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