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Fred E. Miller
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Here are Three Simple Ways to . . .
Use those three simple ways to improve your presentations, and I guarantee the next one will be absolutely, positively – NO SWEAT!
Aug 8, 20221 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 27, 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


VOCAL CUES are . . .
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! Let’s talk about nonverbal communication. Specifically, VOCAL CUES. VOCAL CUES are all...
Dec 5, 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 . . .
COACHNG! In the Olympics ,each individual and every team has been coached by the best trainers in their field. It is a rare athlete who...
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


The Laws of Presentation
To be successful in delivering outstanding pres entations, there are Very Specific Laws that apply. These are not suggestions! The...
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Improve Your Speaking: </BR>Write, Podcast, and Video Yourself
“Speaking Opportunities are Business, Career, and Leadership Opportunities!” Want to be a better speaker? Do These Three Things! 1....
Apr 11, 20212 min read


Great Presentations include a BACKSTORY . . .
It’s All About the Backstory. You have a story, don’t you? Rarely, when asking this to students, seminar attendees, and clients, do I not...
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Virtual Video Meetings: Challenges and Opportunities
Virtual Video Meetings: Challenges and Opportunities
Jan 17, 20213 min read


Habits of a TERRIBLE Zoom Presenter
Even to those of us used to presenting to in-person audiences, virtual platforms like ZOOM present challenges. If you’re called on to...
Jan 3, 20213 min read


Let me tell you a Story . . .
Tell Stories to reinforce points in your talk.
Dec 6, 20203 min read


The Bookends of a Speech Are . . .
The Opening and Closing. The Law of Primacy and Recency says the audience best remembers the first and last things you, the speaker, say...
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Use THREE Because . . .
It gives COMPLETENESS. Throughout history, the number THREE has been used in a variety of important ways. Three blind mice. Three strikes...
Oct 25, 20202 min read
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