5 Ways to Liven Your Audience
Sure, this has happened to all of us, more than we would like to admit. However, don’t let it happen to you when you are the speaker. The key to keeping your audience from taking a mental exit is to involve them in your talk. Yes! Studies show that the mo
7 Strategies I Learned from Self-Made Millionaires: About Achieving Personal & Professional Success
Wherever you are today is a result of what you’ve done in the past. Take responsibility for the choices you’ve made. Learn from them and move on. Let go of the mistake but don’t lose the lesson. Don’t focus on the pain of your past, focus on your purpose
When Teams Don't Work: 10 Major Reasons
Not sharing job knowledge, communication. This is so important it should be in every employee's job description. Sharing of job knowledge, skills and ideas is central to a team's success. No matter how many team building exercises you engage in, your team
What Bruce Springsteen Taught Me About Writing
In the summer of 1974 Springsteen could have been lamenting the fact that his first two albums had not been successful and he was living in a tiny house in New Jersey while the country was in the throes of a severe economic depression. But he wasn't. He w
Conquering Public Speaking Anxiety
Speaking on a subject that you are not familiar with can only lead to disaster. If you are considered an expert in a particular field, it would be easier for you to speak on that field. Anxiety only comes when you are not confident about your material and
How To Eliminate Speaking Jitters: Eight Sure-Fire Strategies To Help You Speak More Naturally
Don't Call Your Event "A Speech". Instead, Frame the Talk As A Coaching Session, Workshop or Class. Why? "Giving a speech" feels like a big deal, pressure-packed situation. Also, few audiences want to be spoken to or at by a "speech maker", but almost eve
Improv Comedy for Speakers
Sound crazy? Well that is what Improvisational Comedians do every day. Improvisational (or “Improv”) Comedy is a form of theater where a group of actors take the stage with nothing prepared in advance and use audience suggestions to create instant comedy.
Speakers, Communicate Your Speaking Career To The Next Level: Top 7 Tips To Talk Your Way To The Top
What a letdown. Five articulate, highly educated, well-dressed presenters, armed with shiny animated slideshows, droned on and on and on and on. It didn't matter what they were saying because the audience wouldn't really hear any of it anyway. Around me
Everything You’ve Ever Learned about Public Speaking Is Wrong
If you write out a talk and memorize it, you’ll be more comfortable. This is the fastest, easiest way to make your presentation boring and canned and to make you more nervous. When you memorize a talk word-for-word, any slight hick-up or distraction can t
Public Speaking Training- Six Key Elements to Look for In Any Public Speaking Training
Even politicians – those great natural orators – have all undergone public speaking training. In the UK Margaret Thatcher was known to use speech coaches. In the US President Bush has consulted actors to help improve his speech delivery.
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