Oct 2, 2023 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Connect with Every Audience, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Fear of public speaking, Leadership Skills, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Speaking Tip
The Quest for Perfection My client said a phrase I’ve heard countless times: “Michael, I really want to perfect my speech.” It’s a mantra repeated by many speakers, even professionals. The thought process is that if you rehearse enough, your speech will be flawless....
Sep 25, 2023 | Business Presentations, Entrepreneur, Executive Speaking, Fear of public speaking, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
Picture yourself at the front of a room, before a waiting audience. You have a script in hand and slides queued up. As you’re about to speak, you hear voices start to heckle you. “You’re gonna forget your lines!” “They’re waiting for you to screw up!” “They’re gonna...
Jan 27, 2023 | Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Speaking Tip, Uncategorized
When I was a young, wanna-be professional speaker, I had a problem: Every time I spoke, my goal was to give a perfect speech. This was a symptom of my insecurity and inferiority complex. One area where this often reared its ugly head was in the area of filler...Sep 16, 2022 | Executive Speaking, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make your Point
A common question in storytelling is, “Do I write the story and then create the message or do I start with the message and then work on the story?” There’s not a right or wrong answer to this. However, I’m a big fan of having the message first and then...
Mar 8, 2022 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Leadership Skills, Marketing, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International
Picture this… You’ve written your speech. You’re satisfied with the flow of ideas. Now it’s time to internalize your talk. You begin practicing out loud. Five minutes into your rehearsal, your phone rings. Ahh! You forgot to turn off your ringer! But, you need to take...
Jan 31, 2022 | Executive Speaking, Leadership Skills, Negotiation and Persuasion, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
“Michael, your presentations are awful. You fix this, or you’re finished.” Those are the words my boss said that “inspired” me to improve my public speaking skills. Up until then, I stood up and spoke to groups under duress. With my job at risk, I searched for...