What’s the single most important secret for good public speaking?
When I’m asked about the secret to good public speaking, my first instinct is to respond, "It's a journey you ...
How to have a conversation with your audience
Audiences long for presenters to be real with them, and just have a conversation. Sure, they want a focused, smart ...
5 Stupid Speaker Tricks
Speakers do stupid things, like any other group of people. The problem is that they subject whole audiences to boredom ...
#2: 5 Blogs. 5 Days. 5 Quick Takes for Improving Your Speaking in 2012.
What are the 5 most important quick ideas for improving your public speaking? I’m going to go for broke this ...
Can you inspire an audience with a negative message?
Can a speaker inspire an audience with a negative message? The short answer is ‘no’, but of course you’re thinking ...
Is Q&A a good idea? And other questions
Why go to all the trouble of preparing a speech when you can just take questions? I’ve been asked that ...
How to Give a Great Presentation
For my blog today, I'm linking to a new ebook I've just published on Amazon and iTunes: How to Give ...
How to use body language to connect powerfully with other people
Body language -- good or bad -- can make or break a meeting, a conversation, a presentation. Here's how to ...
5 Tips for Presenting Boring Technical Information – so It Isn’t Boring
People often ask me some variant of the following question: OK, so I get the idea that presentations should be ...
Your Secret Speaking Weapon: Involving the Audience
Every communication, and so every presentation, ultimately has to be 2-way to have integrity and to feel authentic. That means ...
