Say What You Say You’ll Say
Guest Post by: Stephanie Hotchkin Disclaimer: Speech titles are fictional, used for demonstration purposes only. Any resemblance to actual presentations is entirely accidental. As an incoming speaker...
View ArticleHave the Courage to Compliment
Praise is powerful and under the right circumstances it can be transformational unlocking the human potential. You might think I’m exaggerating the effects of a simple and sincere compliment, but...
View ArticleBirds of a Feather Joke Together
With nearly 10,000 people following my monthly blog, I’m frequently asked to speak and present at various events. Many of the workshops, seminars and evening engagements include a “winner, winner...
View ArticleSix Ways to Win the Name Game
I used to feel embarrassed and socially inept when I forgot people’s names until I learned that 90 percent of healthy adults forget names. Yay, I’m normal. But as a magician and frequent public speaker...
View ArticleHealthy Holiday Humor
I admire and follow the philosophy of Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, which is, “There can be inspiration and fun in everything around us.” That’s why at every holiday party I’m prepared with a...
View ArticleSeth Godin: Two errors that lead to fear
Interesting piece about public speaker from Seth Godin: The members of the audience are interested in themselves. The audience wants to know what they can use, what they can learn, or at the very...
View ArticleHow to Write a Good Speaker’s Intro
Have you ever listened to a speaker introduction that was not as good as it could have been? Or maybe you wrote, or struggled to write, an introduction for yourself as a speaker. For every speaking...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Skype
A tornado of technology has turned storytelling, for business and pleasure, towards webinars, seminars, and Skype. Whether you’re training sales people in Pennsylvania or sharing a bedtime story with...
View ArticleImprove Your Impromptu Storytelling with the Three Cs
You are surrounded by inspirations and life lessons and may not even know it. For example I recently learned three key concepts to improve my impromptu storytelling when Craig, my fiction-writing...
View ArticleYou Can Lead A Speaker to the Stage, but…
You can’t make him drink. Or would that be… speak? My guess is you can’t make anyone who is afraid of the stage do anything. Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking …. it’s easier than you think. Has...
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