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

Blogging (Writing) and Speaking Go Hand-in-Hand. They are both communication skills a speaker needs to continually sharpen and will make...

Be In the Arena – Not in the Crowd!

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

Think of your Speech Title as if it were the Title of a Book; displayed on a shelf at Barnes & Noble. When someone is eyeing the...

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

Time to Answer Questions: It’s Not the Last Thing to Do First of all, you may not have a Question and Answer Session as part of your...

Constantly, Take the Temperature of your Audience! The Goal of all Communications; written, spoken or visual, is the same. We want the...

We’ve heard expressions like; “I can read his face”, or, “The expression on her face told the whole story.” Those expressions are...

My response: “Do you ever speak to an Audience of ONE?” I’m sometimes asked a question like this when approaching a group about being a...

The Rhythmic Flow of the words  . . A natural partner of inflection is our next element, Cadence It’s the rhythmic flow of the words used...

Eyes are the ‘Windows to the Soul’.

First (Primacy) and Last (Recency) – If you want it to Last! For any presentation, people are more likely to remember the first and last...

Quotable Quotes We remember great quotes. Wouldn’t you like to be the person who is ‘quoted’? How cool would it be to have other...

NO Buzz Words! Buzz Words are composed of jargon that is usually specific to a particular industry. Often we think of the tech industry...

Props, as I’ve stated before, can be a great addition to a speech. If I were to take a coffee cup, and put it on a lectern, and say, “I’m...

Why in the world would you want to get up in front of strangers, or for that matter, in front of people you know, and risk embarrassing...

The Ultimate Goal of All Communication: Written, Spoken or Visual, is that all audience, as quickly as possible, – "GET IT!" If they...

Here’s a good tip to ease The Fear of Public Speaking! You’re much more at ease speaking to people you know and friends.

Since people learn in different ways, the more senses incorporated into your presentation, the better the meaning of your speech will be...