
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...
Here’s How To Quickly Gain Buy-In To Your Message
Nov 16, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience
The Secret CODE To Stir Audience Emotions When you hear a memorable story, do you know why it has an impact on you? Audiences often tell me it’s because the story touched their emotions. This is true, but there’s a deeper and more impactful reason. Well-told stories...
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 #7 – The First Step To Create Your Memorable Foundational Phrase
Oct 2, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Remember this phrase, “A message is a mess with age.” When starting to create your foundational phrase, don’t attempt to make it perfect in the beginning. Get ideas out of your head and on to paper (or a spreadsheet). A good starting point for creating your...
Can We Please Quit Focusing On The Standing Ovation?
Sep 26, 2022 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Connect with Every Audience, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips
As a speaker and trainer, I frequently have to remind myself and others to avoid a common problem that keeps us from sounding unique and fresh: Clichés. When we use clichés, we plant seeds in the minds of the audience that we’re not original thinkers, that we’re...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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