How to Maximize the Business Potential of Your Next Speech

Here are methods to get new clients to self-identify themselves after your next speech or presentation

End Your Public Speaking Fears Now!

In this short article/exercise you will take a huge step towards having complete self confidence as a public speaker.

How To Give A Great Acceptance Speech

Ten tips that will help you to give a great acceptance speech like a professional from a international speaker with 20 years insight in the media industry.

Top Tips for Reluctant Speakers and Presenters

This article contains effective tips and secrets for new and/or nervous speakers and presenters. Easy-to-implement, practical strategies help anyone speak in public with minimal stess.

Audience Participation in Public Speaking

18 ways to help you encourage audience participation when speaking in public. From low risk, low involvement to high risk and high involvement. You choose the ones to use the next time you want to re-energise your flagging audience or just catch your breath.

Answering Audience Questions When Public Speaking

11 tips to help your next question and answer session go swimmingly well

12 Surefire Strategies For Overcoming Your Fear Of Public Speaking

For many people the idea of speaking in public can be absolutely terrifying! And sociologists report that the fear of public speaking ranks even higher than the fear of death. Not to worry. Here are 12 surefire strategies to eliminate stage fright and the fear of public speaking.

Making A Presentation In Front Of International Audiences

Making a presentation in front of international audiences is not for the fainthearted. People from different cultural backgrounds with varying language skills are definitely more challenging than a homogenous local audience. Are international audiences any different from local audiences?

Public Speaking Fear? Why You SHOULD Be Afraid

Like most pubic speaking consultants, I usually hammer all the reasons a person should not be afraid of presenting. However, the more coaching I do, the more I realize the fear is legit. People should be afraid of getting in front of a group. While there is a lot to gain from speaking publicly, there is also a lot to lose. Here are seven reasons to be scared…

Powerful Presentation Primer- The Power of Grilled Cheese

Making your next presentation powerfully pleasing & positively promotional is as simple as making a grilled cheese sandwich. Tips from an award-winning Toastmaster & professional presenter are provided on preparing your next public platform.

Argumentation: Use These Five Factors to Enhance Your Reasoning Ability

Argumentation need not be adversarial. Used effectively, it can capture audience attention and enhance a speech. Do you know the five factors to consider when putting together an argument? Do you know how to avoid confrontational?

Lower the Volume for Emphasis

To get the attention of others, we commonly raise our voices, speaking more loudly. But, you can often get more attention by lowering your voice.

Change Your Speaking Pace

Many presentations are boring because their pace is exactly the same throughout. Whether the speaker reads a script, follows a PowerPoint or just works from an outline, the word flow is coming out at roughly the same speed and same volume. SLOW DOWN!

Public Speaking - A Starter's Guide

Public Speaking is fun and enjoyable. Find out what to do to get started.