


Story Insight #7 – The First Step To Create Your Memorable Foundational Phrase
Oct 2, 2022 | Connect with Every Audience, Public Speaking Tips, Sell with a Story, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Remember this phrase, “A message is a mess with age.” When starting to create your foundational phrase, don’t attempt to make it perfect in the beginning. Get ideas out of your head and on to paper (or a spreadsheet). A good starting point for creating your...
How To Connect With Your Audience Like The President
Sep 19, 2022 | Executive Speaking, Presentation Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
The Long Term Impact Of The Internet On The Words We Use (WARNING: The following post includes a discussion of past presidents and a major shift in their messaging styles. There is not a single reference to politics here, and that’s by design. This is an...Storytelling Insight: Should You Start With Your Story Or Your Message?
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...
3 Humor Secrets to Add Spice to Your Speeches and Stories
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...
3 Costly Humor Mistakes Which Derail the Impact of Your Speeches and Stories
Jan 8, 2022 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Business Presentations, Make Your Point, Persuasion, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Storytelling, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
It’s common knowledge in speaking circles that humor greatly increases the impact of your message. But, there’s a caveat. Your humor must be relevant and appropriate for each audience. Therefore, let’s take a look at three common mistakes that hurt your impact and...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

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