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 […]
Communication
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 […]
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 […]
7 Best Public Speaking Tips You’ll Ever Need
Here are the 7 best public speaking tips that will help calm your nerves and get you through your speech or presentation in one piece. 1. Understand your topic The most essential part of a good speech or presentation is to understand your topic in a deep way. The reason most business presentations are so […]
How to Give a Good Presentation: 4 Tricks for Success
Here’s the thing: The key to success in your presentation is not what you think it is. It’s not designing impressive PowerPoint slides. It’s not memorizing your script word perfect. And it’s not organizing your cue cards. The key factor to the success of your presentation is delivering in a manner that the audience wants […]