Inspire Your Audience To Take Action With These Simple Steps

Inspire Your Audience To Take Action With These Simple Steps

Imagine the perfect presentation… What happens at the end? What if the audience rushed to the back of the room (or the chat box) to invest in your products and services? How would that impact them, and you? The art of moving audiences to action is similar to...
One Simple Trick To Increase Curiosity In Your Story

One Simple Trick To Increase Curiosity In Your Story

Bluma Zeigarnik, circa 1921 It’s 2008. I’m a Certified Financial Planner, presenting a retirement planning workshop to 49 successful business women. Five minutes into my presentation, a woman named Leslie stands up, and asks a question that will eventually change the...
Get People Off Their Butts And Into Action Via The Emotional “River”

Get People Off Their Butts And Into Action Via The Emotional “River”

Imagine a group of people floating on small rafts down a river. The water flow is calm and smooth. It’s a serene experience that leaves them relaxed and comfortable. In the speaking world, this is the equivalent of delivering a talk that’s predictable, requires...
Speakers, Here Are Three Reasons Why You WANT To Make Your Audience UN-comfortable

Speakers, Here Are Three Reasons Why You WANT To Make Your Audience UN-comfortable

Professional speakers primary goal is to engage, educate, and inspire our audiences, with some entertainment mixed in. With this in mind, it’s important to make our audiences feel good and uplifted when we speak, right? Are you sure about that? It seems...
How To Create Interest In Intangible Ideas

How To Create Interest In Intangible Ideas

Do you have to present intangible ideas that can be difficult for people to grasp? How do you present them so that people understand and don’t get confused by the details? I was a financial advisor for 29 years. We had to discuss concepts like rates of return,...