


How One World Class Athletic Skill Can Help You Speak With More Impact
Feb 6, 2023 | Make Your Point, Speaking Tip, Speaking Tools
Have you ever watched a world class athlete or performer, singer, actor, and thought, “Wow, they make it look so easy?” There’s an obvious reason they’re able to do this. They’ve prepared and rehearsed over and over again. But there’s one specific impact of the...
Why You Should Check IN To Keep Your Audience From Checking OUT
Jan 20, 2023 | Speaking Tip, Storytelling
Imagine you’re sitting in an auditorium with 150 other people. You’re listening to a speaker who’s talking about one of your favorite topics. The presentation is enlightening and energetic, but, something’s missing. After the presentation, you have a...
One Key To Boost Your Story And Keep Listener Interest
Jan 16, 2023 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Tip, Speech Writing, Stand OUT! Speaking Tip, Tell a Story, Make Your Point, Uncategorized
When a rocket takes off from the Launchpad, it needs a major boost of energy to get started. Without it, it never leaves the Earth. The same can be said for your stories. Without energy, they won’t grab and keep the attention of your listeners. Regarding...The One Benefit Your Audiences Want From Your Story
Nov 30, 2022 | Presentation Skills, Storytelling
(NOTE: In our previous Brain CODE post, you read about the power of story to create trust in your listeners. If you missed it, you can read it if you CLICK HERE). Why do we tell business stories? Audiences give me various answers to this question: • Build...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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