How to Deliver a Presentation – Don’t Be a Polished Speaker
May 17, 2019 | Business Presentations, Connect with Every Audience, Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Uncategorized
How is Furniture Polish Relevant to Being a Speaker? What is this picture? You’re right, it’s a can of furniture Polish. What does this have to do with speaking? Many years ago when I first started speaking to audiences, I was convinced that effective...Networking Tip – How To Make a Positive Impact in 13 Seconds
May 12, 2019 | Business Presentations, Networking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
The Pain of Traditional Networking Picture the scene. You’re at a networking event. It’s time for each attendee to stand up and introduce himself. The first person stands up and says, “Hi. I’m John with Acme Financial. We offer life insurance, IRAs and tax...Presentation Tip – Are You Making This Common Rehearsal Mistake?
May 6, 2019 | Develop a Dynamic Delivery, Overcome Fear of Speaking, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speaking Mistakes, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point
A Common Presentation Rehearsal Mistake Imagine you’re practicing a presentation. Five minutes into your rehearsal, you get interrupted. After dealing with the interruption, you go back to your talk. Where do you restart your practice? If you’re like most people,...Use These Questions to Connect With Your Audience
Apr 29, 2019 | Connect with Every Audience, Make Your Point, Persuasion, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Why Use Questions to Connect? A common challenge for most presenters is how to capture their best ideas that will quickly gain audience attention. An obvious reason for this is that people are easily distracted today. We must capture their attention with our first...Communication Skills – How a Wounded Soldier Connected With Me
Apr 21, 2019 | Connect with Every Audience, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Uncategorized, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
How do you connect with an audience when you don’t seem to have anything in common with them? I was reminded of this question a few months ago when I was invited to Tampa, Florida to do some work with one of my past clients, retired Green Beret Lieutenant Colonel...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
“Michael has completely opened my eyes! I’m performing at an entirely new level. I went into my last event with the utmost confidence thanks to him. He even called me the night before with a few last-minute reminders! If you speak for a living — if your revenue depends on your ability to communicate, you NEED Michael Davis!”
Brennan Scanlon
Co-Executive Director, Business Network International
Brennan Scanlon
Co-Executive Director, Business Network International
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