Help the Audience GET IT Educate – Entertain – Explain They may not agree with everything.  They may not agree with anything. Unless...

Help The Audience GET IT! Educate – Entertain – Explain They may not agree with everything.  They may not agree with anything. Unless...

Cotton Mouth No Fun to have when Speaking! Cotton, or dry mouth, can be caused be many things:  anxiety, dry air, certain medications,...

Because people learn in a variety of ways, These sight & sound props Rock! The right prop, used at the right time in the right manor...

It’s BLANK for a Very Good Reason! The ‘B’ Button is one of the most powerful features in PowerPoint / Keynote software. When in...

Use this Speaker’s Template to Develop, Practice and Deliver Your Presentation A Speaker’s Template – Click to Enlarge! Download the...

When You Speak “Did you ever spend a lot of time on a ship?” The reason I asked, was that Michael, the person I was critiquing,...

This does it for me. It warms up the audience!  What do You do? This Slide Show and Music will be playing when people enter the room I’ll...

Use a Digital Recorder to Capture those thoughts ‘In the Moment!’ None of us have the great memories we wish we had. We’re exercising,...

Don’t practice your presentation. You’ve given it before – no big deal. Don’t visit the facility before your talk. Don’t find out what...

Your Introduction, Opening, Speech, Closing – Is it time to Update Them? One of the only things in life that’s certain is – Change. And...

Ever looked at your notes when giving a presentation and everything is a BIG BLUR? Not much fun when this happens, is it? Nervous or...

Practice -Practice -Practice We’ve all heard that mantra, and it’s true. And one of the best ways to improve your voice is to: Read Aloud...

I have a ‘Challenge –  and a Prediction’ for You! Brand Yourself! If you’re a fan of Zig Ziglar, the famous motivational speaker from...

Two Elements Here: One of the ways to reinforce a message with the goal of the audience ‘Getting It!’ is to repeat that message. This is...

If You Want Your Audience to “GET IT!”, EVERYTHING Must be in Sync.

The last element of good verbal communication is the Pause. It’s the last element of our verbal communication skills discussion, but it...

If You Don’t Do This, You Might as Well be a Mime – And you better be a Very Good One! The first element of verbal communication is...

Move Your Body –  Deliver a Message! Picture this: The six foot, five inch, python armed bar bouncer just spotted someone in the club he...

There’s one chance to make a first impression! Walk with deliberate steps that give the non-verbal message to your audience that you are...