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Mar 3, 2023 | Business Presentations, Fear of public speaking, Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International, Virtual Presentations
Look at any list of fears and phobias. You’ll find public speaking listed at or near the top. This makes sense, right? Everybody knows public speaking is a terrifying experience. Why is this activity considered our #1 fear? There are various opinions. For years,...
Earn Trust With One Simple Step In Your Story
Nov 22, 2022 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Business Presentations, Connect with Every Audience, Executive Speaking, Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make your Point, Toastmasters International
(This is the second of four posts about quickly gaining buy-in to your message. If you missed the first post, click here) You’ve opened your story and your audience is leaning in to hear more. You’ve created tension and the cortisol is pumping through...
Oct 17, 2022 | Business Presentations, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Inspiration, Speaking Tip, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Story Insight #11 – How To Give Insight Into Your Main Character (Part 1 of 3) The best stories are about the transformation of a relatable main character. In the next three posts, you’ll pick up insights into how to create a main character that people...
How To Avoid Sending Your Audience To Your Biggest Competitor
Oct 14, 2022 | Business Presentations, Connect with Every Audience, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point
Every time you speak, you are in competition. Not with other individuals or companies. You’re competing with a device that has become the center of most peoples lives: The cell phone. I know what you may be thinking, “Thanks, Mr. Obvious. Everybody knows that.”...
Story Insight — Where To Start
Sep 15, 2022 | Business Presentations, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make your Point
When you’re creating a story, where should you start? It’s important to start with a purpose. What is it that you want people to think, feel, or do differently when you’re done speaking? There aren’t just one or two reasons for this: You might want people to sign up...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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