Public speaking is not always about informing or entertaining people. Many times, we use our words to move people to action. Perhaps you want the audience to do something specific — support a cause, sign a petition, buy a product or service. Other times you might want to ignite a […]
Did you miss any of the contributions to Speaking Palooza 2019? This post gives you the highlights — and a downloadable planner and workbook to help you make the most of this information.
The words “public speaking” often strike fear in the hearts of many an otherwise brave soul. In Felicia Slattery’s college public speaking class, and later in her business working with business professionals to develop their speaking and businesses, she’s witnessed strong, powerful people reduced to a bundle of nerves, nearly unable to put a sentence together because of public speaking anxiety. In this post, she shares some tips on how to move forward and overcome this fear.
Don’t let your presentation suffer from “Death by Power Point.” Follow Trevor Perry’s simple guidelines for creating stunning slides.
Dr. Max Atkinson, author of Speech-Making and Presentation Made Easy, shares his 10 best tips for better public speaking.
Are you using video in your business yet? Or are you letting the fear of being on video stop you from using one of the most powerful tools available for self-promotion? If the latter, this ultimate guide article can help.
The first thing you need to understand about fear is that everyone is afraid. Fear is a basic human emotion that has kept us alive for hundreds of thousands of years. Without a healthy sense of fear, our ancestors would have been eaten by saber-toothed tigers or T-rexes straight off the bat (even thought I know we didn’t live with T-rexes). Anyway, you get my point. Fear is what stops you from taking unnecessary risks and getting yourself into serious trouble.
