BOMB! Ten Easy Steps to Blow Up Your Next Big Presentation – Guaranteed!
Date: July 18, 2014Your 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, 2014It 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, 2014Your client loved you. Luurrrved you! Working with you, the results they got. Oh happy day. Then why ...
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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, 2014I have compiled a list of the top ten most common mistakes to avoid when making a public ...
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10 Mostly Good Public Speaking Tips
Date: December 20, 2013by Cynthia Lay I just ran across this article by Nick Morgan over on Forbes.com. It’s got some ...
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One Clear Message – Basic Speech Construction Tips
Date: November 13, 2013Don’t let your message get lost in too much data. Create a clear take-away you want your audience ...
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Why the Pause Is Invaluable in Public Speaking and When to Do It
Date: November 5, 2013I recently worked with a woman who spoke at 100 mph and seldom paused to take a breath ...
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Don’t Say These Words When Speaking
Date: July 25, 2013We know profanity is always inappropriate when speaking. There are, however, other words we should leave out of ...
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What Language is Your Body Speaking?
Date: June 9, 2013Body language. The nonverbal communication of your body that can tell your audience you are speaking with confidence ...
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Public Speaking: What to Do When Nobody Laughs at Your Jokes
Date: June 7, 2013One of the worst nightmares of every public speaker — especially for comedians — is telling a joke ...
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What To Do When Things Go Wrong During Your Speech
Date: June 5, 2013Murphy’s Law states: Whatever can go wrong, does. This is true even when you speak. The good news ...
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Public Speaking: Storytelling DON’Ts
Date: February 11, 2013When Setting Up a Story… * Don’t say the words funny, reminds me of, or story. These words ...
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Credibility: 15 Facets to Speaking Professionalism: #2 – Gestures
Date: August 23, 2011For aspiring and experienced speakers alike, each aspect of credibility is to be closely guarded and continually built ...
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I’m Going to Talk to You About . . . Z Z Z Z Z Z
Date: July 29, 2011Let’s be honest. As much as people hate giving a presentation, it’s no thrill listening to most of ...
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This Is Why Your Audience Isn’t Paying Attention to You…
Date: June 11, 2011Ever get the feeling that your audience just isn’t listening to what you are telling them? I mean ...
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