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...
Feb 11, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience, Executive Speaking, Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
Why do we give speeches? When I ask this question in workshops I hear various answers. These responses aren’t right or wrong, but they can help you understand why some speeches are more memorable than others. The reason most speeches are quickly forgotten is they...
Feb 7, 2022 | Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Virtual Presentations
An ongoing problem It’s a problem I frequently hear… It’s a problem I hear on an ongoing basis.…… “Michael, if I have to listen to another boring ZOOM presentation I’m going to lose my mind.” During the past two years, I’ve noticed people have...
Jan 26, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
Costly Public Speaking Myth #1 — Influential Speakers are Born That Way In 1994, I sat in my boss’s office. We were discussing the evaluations from a recent seminar I’d presented. When we finished the review, he said, “Your public speaking skills are awful! You Fix...
Jan 19, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience, Humor Me, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Storytelling
Speeches and stories without humor are like a meal without spices — it can fill you up, but it’s not an enjoyable or memorable experience. Most people know humor is a powerful speaking and storytelling device. What many don’t realize is humor isn’t a gift only for a...
Jan 18, 2022 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Connect with Every Audience, Leadership Skills, Negotiation and Persuasion, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make your Point
Does Your Story Make Your Listener’s Brain Work Too Hard? In his bestselling book, ‘Building a StoryBrand,’ Donald Miller points out the human brain has two main functions: Survival Conserve calories Too many speakers make their audiences work too hard to...