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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...Great Speakers Are Lifetime Learners
Mar 18, 2018 | Advanced Public Speaking Skills, Marketing, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip
Key Speaking Lessons From World Class Speakers Last weekend, I had the honor of emceeing an event for speakers. Its called Lady and the Champs. The ‘Champs’ are three former World Champions of Public Speaking turned professional speakers. The...Three Tips to Create a Memorable Speech
Jul 29, 2017 | Connect with Every Audience, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Mistakes, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Toastmasters International, Uncategorized, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
How Do You Determine What to Keep in Your Speech? Have you ever written a speech, and then struggled to determine what material to keep, and what to remove? It’s a common issue when writing new presentations. Learning how to effectively edit can mean the difference...How to Create Humor to Be a Funnier Speaker
Jun 24, 2017 | Humor Me, Public Speaking Tips, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Write a Meaningful & Memorable Message
Last week, you read about a foundational concept – how to incorporate humor to be a funnier speaker. Here is a 7-step process to uncover and develop that humor: 1. Ask “What could be funny about this?” Consider the picture of our pup, Sky, sitting in my office...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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