Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve spoken several times recently on improving public speaking skills. Here are five quick hitters on ways to become “fearless:” Think audience outcome. Stop worrying about how you are viewed; about saying the wrong thing; about being “found...
Jun 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS4362h0cS8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Here is a recent speech I gave where I opened with a story about my dog, Captain Jack. Note three important things… 1 – Even though you can’t see it, I used an image...
May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7BMSL03Xz0&hl=en_US&fs=1&] This is my latest speech competition speech from Toastmasters given last Saturday. The point of this speech for all of you is that it’s okay to recycle speeches. This was a speech...
Apr 23, 2010 | Professional Development
Between Rotary and school board meetings, I see a ton of slide presentations (Powerpoint™ has such a strong brand like Xerox once had – people use it as a verb) and the one common denominator is too much text. Whenever you hear the presenter say, “I...
Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just provided 5 key techniques to better speeches and presentations for a publication in Ireland. I thought I would share the same information with you, my loyal readers… Key techniques for compelling business speeches and presentations are: Open strong. Use a...
