As a speaker or presenter, you should always be seeking to develop your skills and effectiveness. Doing so will allow you not only to improve your communication skills, but to increase your impact ... read more »
"A succesful talk is a little miracle," TED curator Chris Anderson tells us in his Harvard Business Review article, "How to Give a Killer Presentation." ... read more »
Achieving persuasion in public speaking is, as Hamlet said, "a consummation devoutly to be wished." Millions of speakers, every day around the globe, hope to accomplish that goal. (Want to speak for ... read more »
Few things are more nerve-wracking in public speaking than the thought, "What do I do with my hands?" (Want to boost your physical presence and charisma? Learn how by downloading my free cheat sheet ... read more »
You have an advantage over everyone else every time you give a speech or presentation: nobody else can be you! (Do you know how to speak for leadership? Discover key techniques in my free cheat ... read more »
Looking for an inspiring talk? Watch Jill Bolte Taylor's "Stroke of Insight" speech on TED. This second most viewed TED talk of all time is a remarkable pairing of expertise and personal experience. ... read more »
In Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet tells the character Rosencrantz: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” It’s a statement that’s absolutely true concerning your own ... read more »
Did you know that you're as much a performer as an actor when you deliver a presentation? Actors, of course, are performers par excellence of the spoken word. When you deliver a speech or ... read more »
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This week, a speaker's ability to excite a crowd was in the news. The occasion was the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library in Dallas. (To discover how to make your own speeches ... read more »
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