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Fred E. Miller
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I Asked ChatGPT to Summarize my Book, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!”
THIS is One Smart App! * ChatGPT has been in the news recently – a lot! This app and others are dramatically changing many things. Here...
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Score Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities by . . .
SPEAKING! We perceive really good speakers as EXPERTS! We like to work with EXPERTS. EXPERTS command more money for their products and...
Feb 19, 20232 min read


Common Mistakes Speakers Make
A “Presentation Without Mistakes” is a speaker’s goal.
That rarely happens.
Jan 22, 20232 min read


VOCAL CUES Are Important Because . . .
They can help listeners understand the meaning of words and the intentions behind them. Vocal cues are aspects of speech that convey...
Jan 8, 20233 min read


Everyone is NOT Going to Like Your Presentation!
“All you can do is all you can do but all you can do is enough.”
Dec 25, 20223 min read


Five Slide Presentation Mistakes
Don't Make Them! 1. Lots of Text and Bullet Points No one comes to read your presentation. If they are reading it, they are usually ahead...
Nov 27, 20223 min read


So They GET Your Elevator Speech, . . .
Make it Clear, Concise, and Consistent If people hearing your Elevator Speech aren’t 100% sure about what you do. They won’t hire you....
Oct 16, 20223 min read


Keep Your Audience’s Attention by . . .
Here Are Three Ways To Combat Losing Audience Attention.
Sep 18, 20222 min read


I was WRONG! A Large Audience is BETTER!
A Large Audience is BETTER!
Some consider the “Fear of Public Speaking” somewhat analogous to the “Fear of Heights.”
Jun 26, 20223 min read


Use PATTERN INTERRUPTS to . . .
A Pattern Interrupt is:
something not expected and out of the ordinary that abruptly grabs people’s attention.
Apr 17, 20222 min read


Use a DISCLAIMER to increase Audience Attention.
Here’s a great way to hold your audience’s attention throughout your presentation.
Start with a DISCLAIMER.
Apr 3, 20222 min read


MY BACKSTORY: “Google Me!”
MY BACKSTORY “Google Me!” Here is my ‘BackStory’ of how I came to use, and suggest using, the phrase: “Google Me! Picture this: You’ve...
Mar 6, 20223 min read


My BACKSTORY: Finding An EDITOR
My BACKSTORY: Finding An EDITOR
Jan 23, 20224 min read


BACKGROUNDS are Important!
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! I’ll bet this video’s getting your attention, isn’t it? Black and white, old movie....
Nov 21, 20212 min read


ON-DEMAND, Pre-Recorded Videos Are:
Changing the game for Coaches and Clients. TRANSCRIPT: Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! ON-DEMAND, Pre-Recorded Videos are changing...
Oct 24, 20212 min read


Want to be your BEST? Get . . .
A COACH! In the Olympics ,each individual and every team has been coached by the best trainers in their field. It is a rare athlete who reaches this level of skill on their own. It’s also true for the top achievers in many professions. There are acting coaches, voice coaches, and personal coaches for a variety of skills. I googled “Coaching,” and found one list of thirty-one types of coaching. Why do the “Best of the Best” have a Coach? In 2019, Atul Gawande, a surgeon,
Jul 4, 20214 min read


Openings For Your Speech, Try . . .
Your Speech Openings serve two purposes:
Grab your audiences’ attention.
Tell them what you’ll be telling them.
Jun 20, 20214 min read


A DISCLAIMER, early in your Presentation will . . .
Issue a Disclaimer early in your talk for credibility and to keep the attention of the audience.
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Asking early for “Lessons Learned” will . . .
Help Your Audience GET IT by asking for Lessons Learned! Before taking questions and closing my presentations, I often asked the audience...
May 23, 20213 min read


What about QUESTIONS?
In your Opening tell them when questions will be taken.
May 9, 20213 min read
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