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BOMB! Ten Easy Steps to Blow Up Your Next Big Presentation – Guaranteed!

Date: July 18, 2014

Your next presentation is just around the corner. To ensure devastating impact, just follow these ten steps and ...

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Open Mouth, Insert Foot!

Date: July 11, 2014

It seems to happen every week: someone is caught saying something that they immediately wish they could take ...

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Why Your Best Clients Give Blah Testimonials

Date: July 4, 2014

Your client loved you. Luurrrved you! Working with you, the results they got. Oh happy day. Then why ...

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Don't make these public speaking mistakes!
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The Top 10 Deadly Mistakes You Can Make in Public Speaking – Avoid These at All Costs Or Fail!

Date: January 23, 2014

I have compiled a list of the top ten most common mistakes to avoid when making a public ...

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Public speaking myths debunked!
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10 Mostly Good Public Speaking Tips

Date: December 20, 2013

by Cynthia Lay I just ran across this article by Nick Morgan over on Forbes.com. It’s got some ...

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Clarity, clarity, clarity!
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One Clear Message – Basic Speech Construction Tips

Date: November 13, 2013

Don’t let your message get lost in too much data. Create a clear take-away you want your audience ...

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How to Use Pauses Effectively in Speaking
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Why the Pause Is Invaluable in Public Speaking and When to Do It

Date: November 5, 2013

I recently worked with a woman who spoke at 100 mph and seldom paused to take a breath ...

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What Public Speaking Mistakes are You Making?
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Don’t Say These Words When Speaking

Date: July 25, 2013

We know profanity is always inappropriate when speaking. There are, however, other words we should leave out of ...

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Body language & gestures during a speech
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What Language is Your Body Speaking?

Date: June 9, 2013

Body language. The nonverbal communication of your body that can tell your audience you are speaking with confidence ...

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HELP! My Speech Isn't Funny!
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Public Speaking: What to Do When Nobody Laughs at Your Jokes

Date: June 7, 2013

One of the worst nightmares of every public speaker — especially for comedians — is telling a joke ...

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When things go wrong during a speech
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What To Do When Things Go Wrong During Your Speech

Date: June 5, 2013

Murphy’s Law states: Whatever can go wrong, does. This is true even when you speak. The good news ...

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Mistakes People Make When Telling a Story
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Public Speaking: Storytelling DON’Ts

Date: February 11, 2013

When Setting Up a Story… * Don’t say the words funny, reminds me of, or story. These words ...

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Be careful about negative body language when speaking!
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Credibility: 15 Facets to Speaking Professionalism: #2 – Gestures

Date: August 23, 2011

For aspiring and experienced speakers alike, each aspect of credibility is to be closely guarded and continually built ...

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Speaking Tips to Wake Your Audience!
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I’m Going to Talk to You About . . . Z Z Z Z Z Z

Date: July 29, 2011

Let’s be honest. As much as people hate giving a presentation, it’s no thrill listening to most of ...

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What to do when your audience is bored
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This Is Why Your Audience Isn’t Paying Attention to You…

Date: June 11, 2011

Ever get the feeling that your audience just isn’t listening to what you are telling them? I mean ...

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