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Sep 3, 2018 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Connect with Every Audience, Inspirational Speeches, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International
A Simple Lesson From the World Championship of Public Speaking It was the night before the World Championship of Public Speaking. If you’re not familiar with this competition, think American Idol for speakers. It’s an annual contest hosted by Toastmasters...Create Deeper Connection in Your Story
Aug 17, 2018 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Connect with Every Audience, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point
“In your story, give listeners the emotional experience of working with your company or your product — and succeeding!” ~ Michael Hauge In the last two blogs, you read about the first two steps of Michael Hauge’s story creation process: 1. Talk about the...Want to Improve Your Speaking Skills? Do This….
Apr 28, 2018 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, DISRUPT HR, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Personal Development, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
A Unique Speaking Opportunity I got the email on April 11 – ‘We’d like to officially invite you to give a DisruptHR Talk on May 2.’ Cool! I get to do the talk! But then, reality hit. I thought, ‘I get to do the talk that I’ve never done before. With those...Great Speakers Are Lifetime Learners
Mar 18, 2018 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Marketing, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
Key Speaking Lessons From World Class Speakers Last weekend, I had the honor of emceeing an event for speakers. Its called Lady and the Champs. The ‘Champs’ are three former World Champions of Public Speaking turned professional speakers. The...How to Create a Meaningful Speech in 24 Hours
Oct 22, 2017 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
A Last-Minute Speech Request Imagine this scene: You’re called into the office of your manager. She says, “I have a huge problem, and I need your help. Bill is sick. He can’t give his presentation to the Board tomorrow. I want you to step in and give a...Our conference was elevated to a new level of professionalism. Michael will be retained to help make our trainers become better communicators, both visually and verbally and to assist us with next year’s conference. We highly recommend him and Speaking CPR to assist with your next event."
Robert Gerbus, President, Trans Ash, Inc.
Robert Gerbus, President, Trans Ash, Inc.
Michael Davis exceeded every expectation and was one of the best coaches I ever worked with. His quiet professionalism, and unsurpassed knowledge of storytelling helped make my Ted X Cincinnati talk extremely powerful.
I would recommend Michael, as a story and speaking coach to anyone with a high stakes talk to give. Michael will help you take your speech from good to great!”
LTC (Ret.) Scott Mann, Green Beret, Storyteller, Trainer, Coach, Author
LTC (Ret.) Scott Mann, Green Beret, Storyteller, Trainer, Coach, Author
He truly has a gift in connecting with the heart of each person he works with and helping them to unleash their story into their talk. All of the speakers raved about his work with them. Each of them has had broad experience in speaking, but they all felt that working with Michael raised the bar on their ability to speak. You can listen to all of his speakers, Anthony Munoz, Richard Bernstein and Graeme Joffe, at http://www.tedxcincinnati.com/talks/.”

Allison Wonders Gars
Speaker Coach Manager, TED x Cincinnati
Allison Wonders Gars
Speaker Coach Manager, TED x Cincinnati

“Investing in Michael is one of the best investments I have ever made. I speak on the subject of diversity in the workplace, which can at times be a difficult topic to discuss.
Michael taught me a repeatable process that allows me to create a foundational concept, a logical structure, an opening that grabs the audience’s attention, and a conclusion that encourages my audience to take action that will save them time and money.
I found Michael easy to work with, flexible with his schedule, and a wealth of information about the art of speaking. If you need to improve your presentation or speech, I highly recommend you consider hiring Michael. It is one of the best investments you can make in your own growth.”

Natalie Holder
Founder, QUEST Diversity
Natalie Holder
Founder, QUEST Diversity

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