Archive for the 'Professional Speaking Tips' Category

Stockholm Presentation

Now this sure beats a Powerpoint Presentation! Thank you to Peter Wilson of Oz Cakes for forwarding it to me!

Death By Powerpoint Video

As a reader or subscriber to this blog, you know that I teach public speaking skills to business owners and executives as well a Persuasion Presentation Principles that Unleash The Speaker Within You. One of the most popular presentation tools is Powerpoint. That being said, Powerpoint can often KILL rather than improve a presentation. Watch […]

We hear it all the time…

A picture is worth a thousand words. I teach Superstar Speaking Skills to professionals and entrepreneurs… I am going to add this to the existing event Pre Program Preparation™ materials… Ray Keefe of Successful Endeavours sent this to me – thanks Ray! As a long-time Mac / Apple fan, I can’t resist… “Once you go […]

Public Speaking Tip: Using a script

Whenever I teach people to become better speakers, one of the items that inevitably comes up is whether or not they should have a script and the answer is yes and no. You need to have a script to know what you’re going to say, but not to the point of saying it by rote […]

How To Present A Technical Subject

Technical professionals have a unique challenge when faced with presenting technical subjects. How much technical jargon should you include to build credibility versus leaving it out to maximise clarity and understanding? Here is a great example of someone explaining a very technical subject in a way that any lay person can understand. He did it […]

How NOT to speak in public

In my cornerstone event, Unleash The Speaker Within, I teach people the art and science of how to speak in public. This is the antithesis – How NOT to speak in public. That being said, this was an elected official in the United States – can you believe it?!?

Got an accent?

You simply have to watch this video to realise that we all have an accent – the only question is which one?!?!

Speaker Tools Of The Trade

Monica and I recently took a “workation“, which is a term I invented when I combine work and a vacation. Most of the time is work, the balance… vacation. If it’s the reverse, it’s called a “playcation” – that’s what I do when I compete in squash – my tournament PLAY comes first and foremost, […]

Taller = richer and smarter

In a previous blog post I discussed a hot topic called “the ugliness factor”. Today’s post is along the same lines – how tall you are determines how much you make AND how smart you are! Read on. While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it’s not only […]

You can’t afford to be ugly

We all hate to admit it, but we judge a book by its cover and judge people on how they look. You’d agree that when you look good, you feel good. But, looking great can also be a HUGE bonus to your bank account. Attractive people earn more money than their less attractive peers. This […]