It’s your turn soon. There’s no turning back now. You’ve been putting it off and putting it off, but you can’t put it off any longer. You’ve got good news to share. News that’s going to make everyone happy. But you can’t bear the thought of standing on stage and delivering that news to 100 […]
The Public Speakers’ “Secret Sauce” to Slam Dunk Presentations
Want to know the public speakers’ “secret sauce” to capture the audience’s attention? Brace yourself. You might think that there’s some formula. You might think that formula involves being a gifted storyteller or a master designer. Maybe you even think that there is no “secret sauce” — That you’re either born with the talent of […]
3 Super-Effective Tactics Your Public Speaking Coach is Ignoring
Doesn’t matter what you do you can’t shake those anxious feelings. Public speaking and presentations are part of your job. You’ve been speaking at least once a week for the last few months but it’s still not any easier. Days before a presentation you’re a mess. Panicking about everything and struggling to sleep. Trying to […]
10 Most Popular Public Speaking Articles of 2018
Here are the 10 must-read public speaking articles of 2018 to make your speeches and presentations pop in 2019! Thank you to everyone who has visited my blog over the last year. Your support and feedback give me the motivation to keep blogging about public speaking and presentation skills. My most popular article for the […]
9 Amazing Tips That Will Turn You Into a Confident Speaker
The hardest part about public speaking is the worry. The worry about forgetting your lines. The worry about whether your message will be clear. The worry about what people will think of you. The worry about embarrassing yourself. The worry about getting a tough audience or facing difficult questions. Next time you have a speech […]
How to Remember Your Speech, Engage Your Audience, and Do a Knockout Presentation
October 19, 1992, age 17 Splitting headache. I didn’t know it yet, but I’d had a stroke. I wouldn’t find out for another 27 hours. While I slept my basilar artery had hemorrhaged. The basilar artery is at the base of the skull and supplies the brain and central nervous system with blood. Over the […]