Is Your Face Hurting Your Speech?
Have you ever watched a speech with a good, memorable message, but felt something wasn’t right? There could be several reasons. One of the most common is incongruity between the speakers words and her face. I've heard too many speakers convey one emotion with their...
Is Speaking Really The #1 Fear?
Is This Belief About Speaking True? For many years, you may have heard about a magical list that claims public speaking is our number one fear. I’ve always questioned this because THE List is nowhere to be found. I’ve recently researched the topic of fear. As you...
Avoid This Major Speaking Mistake
Speaking Lessons From Sea Turtles Have you ever been overwhelmed while listening to someone speaking? Last week in Marathon, Florida, I visited a hospital and sanctuary. The people there do great work to assist sick and injured sea turtles. During the guided tour, we...
How to Be a Speaker Who Stands Out
Be In the Moment It was a moment I pray for as a speaker.. The speaker before me made a comment about my hometown, Cincinnati Ohio. If you're not familiar with Cincinnati, there is a belief that our city is slightly behind the times. In fact, Mark Twain is reported to...
Why are You Afraid of Speaking?
Why is public speaking considered the #1 fear? There are various opinions. For years, I believed that there are two reasons: A bad experience Society has convinced us to be afraid On the surface, this fear makes no sense. Every day, we engage in one-on-one...
The #1 Reason Speakers Are Hired
What the Best Speakers Provide to Audiences Look carefully at the picture to the right What do you see? Some people see a beach. Some see an aerial view of a desert. Others see waves. I see - a treasured memory with my son Brenden. This picture is a close-up of a tiny...







Michael’s mission is to help leaders, managers and sales professionals communicate with more confidence, impact, and influence. This passion is born from his own communication difficulties early in his career.
Fortunately, he discovered that public speaking is like riding a bike, swimming or driving a car - it’s a learnable skill. Once he discovered this ‘secret’ he became a voracious student of the craft. He took courses, studied some of the world’s best speakers and storytellers and continues to study presentation and business storytelling skills.
He is hired by companies and organizations, leaders, managers and sales professionals, and TEDx speakers to help them become more confident, impactful and influential communicators.

