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

Interviews are great ways for someone to ask questions other folks, given the opportunity, might have asked. I recently had the privilege...

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

This one was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G! I was in Boston last week and had an opportunity to do some sightseeing. Around the famous Faneuil...

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,...

“I’m a Failure!” is a great example. Read on! My good friend and internet mentor, Russ Henneberry, is an internet expert. Russ Henneberry...

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...

I used to be the Poster Boy for very b-a-a-a-d PowerPoint Presentations. If there were 20 slide transitions available – I’d use 19 of...

Start with Passion and Knowledge . . . You first choice as a speaker is to have the opportunity to talk about a subject you are...

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...

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 really only one person you need to compete with . . . I hate to disagree with the famous coach Vince Lombardi, but ‘winning is...

Did I hear some say, “R2D2 of Star Wars fame? If you did, you probably couldn’t wait for the talk to end, and it’s doubtful you remember...

If just the thought of speaking in front of a group gets you nervous – You are not alone! Survey after survey says many people would...

Usually, this is not the best time to do this because the audience doesn’t leave having the impact of your closing on the their minds. In...