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Public Speaking: “Ums” and “Ahs”
“Ums” and “Ahs” – don’t fight ‘em If you are among the 95% of people who “um” and “ah” when they present, then you will benefit from this blog. As a public speaking trainer, I am appalled by the throng...
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Public Speaking: Impress your audience.
Discover the secret to impressing and connecting with your audience. Attendees at my pubic speaking trainings often say that they have taken “similar” courses on presentations by the big-name...
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Public Speaking: Enthusiasm or tone it down?
What do YOU think? While coaching a top executive on presentation skills, I commented that the enthusiasm he exhibits in one-to-one conversations was not being conveyed in his presentations to the...
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Public Speaking: The Results Are In
You have voted and the results are in: Q: Does a more animated speaker seem any less credible to you? Results: While the poll is still live, at the time of this writing 97% of voters agreed that...
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Public Speaking: Offensive = Memorable
Are you offensive enough? My close friend runs professional development seminars on a wide range of skills people need to grow their businesses. She shared an enlightening account with me: The...
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Public Speaking: I Hate Public Speaking
So many people hate public speaking. They’d rather roll around in thumb tax and take a bath in Tabasco sauce than get up and speak. Where does this fear of public speaking come from? What can you do...
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Public Speaking: A Day To Remember
Here is an email I received from Jason Kallio, founder of ExpoVantage about the rewards of presenting. Enjoy. “We focus on structuring our content with our teacher hat on so that we’re not...
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Public Speaking: Veiling the Nerves 101
Avoid looking nervous when you speak. Many of my clients confide in me that they get nervous when giving a presentation or speaking in a group. It is interesting that these are highly confident people,...
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What is Your Public Speaking Personality?
Here is something fun that will tell you what your public speaking personality is. After years of teaching public speaking, we’ve compiled ten simple questions that will help you understand what kind...
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Public Speaking: Fact or Myth?
1. Eye contact should last about 3 seconds before moving on to next person. Myth. Many courses on public speaking teach this technique. The problem is that it makes you look superficial. Instead, vary...
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