Speakers" “Always Have a Talk in Your Pocket”

Speaking without slides forces you to focus on what really matters—your message and your connection with the audience.

Speaking opportunities are business, career, and leadership opportunities.

Most people can’t listen, read slides, and take notes all at once. Sure, a few can pull it off—but for the majority, it’s cognitive overload.

With the right techniques, you can calm those nerves and transfer it into energizing your presentations.

The Law of Primacy and Recency. Your audience best remembers the first and last  things you say and do. This is why you want a Strong Opening and a STRONGER Closing.

However, the way you start your presentation can make or break the entire event.

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,