Are You A Speaker Who Is Too Good For It To Matter?
Sep 2, 2017 | Connect with Every Audience, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Personal Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Are You a Speaker Who Pleases Everyone? I was having breakfast with my friend, Tom. Although he’s not a professional speaker, he talks to audiences every week. He said, “You know, Michael, in my position, not much bothers me when I speak. But, last week, I...Why Speaking is Like an Exotic Sports Car
Jul 1, 2017 | Connect with Every Audience, Inspirational Speeches, Personal Development, Persuasion, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Public speaking is like caring for an exotic sports car. What?? Picture an expensive, high performance automobile. It has the potential to drive fast, with great power. Take care of it and it can consistently create a memorable experience. Ignore it, or put...Create Stories From The Place You Don’t Want to Go
Mar 19, 2017 | Personal Development, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International
What is the Best Source of Stories? When creating speeches or stories, a common question presenters ask is: “What are the best topics to talk about?” Or, “What’s hot, or what are people paying for?” This is one of the worst approaches to selecting your...Are You Ready For Opportunity?
Mar 13, 2017 | Inspiration, Personal Development
The Opportunity of a Lifetime Last week, I was sitting on stage at the Lady & the Champs speaking event. I was leading a panel discussion about presentation and public speaking skills. To my right were four people who have been my speaking mentors. They’re the...Leonardo DaVinci’s Key To Long Term Success
Sep 6, 2016 | Inspiration, Personal Development, Success
Success in Many Fields Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting a traveling exhibit about the life of Leonardo DaVinci. The word genius is thrown around too much, but in this case, it doesn’t come close to describing this man’s mind. He’s best known for his...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
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.
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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