Recently, SlideShare released its Zeitgeist 2010 report of the most popular presentations posted to its site. Many of the findings have applications to not only sharing your presentations online but how you create slides for your live presentations, as well. Here are my interpretations of their findings. Make your presentation […]
By Featured Speaker Nancy Daniels In order to establish yourself in the business of public speaking, you should begin contacting local clubs and organizations in your area as soon as possible. It is important to understand that the majority of those engagements will not be paid. In fact, at this […]
Many people who become successful at public speaking got into it quite by accident, with no intention to be a public speaker at all. In fact, I thought I was a horrible public speaker when my public speaking teacher in high school asked me to join the Speech Team. I […]
To make yourself more attractive to event organizers, cultivate these five things in your speaking business. Know your audience Take the time to get to know the audience you’ll be speaking for. If you are targeting specific associations, get to know their members before approaching them. Once you’ve been booked, […]
By Featured Speaker Nancy Daniels The question of whether you should eat before speaking is very individual. Some people want to eat – others don’t. By the way, you are not alone in this dilemma. Most professional athletes, stage actors, and musicians do not eat a large meal before performing. […]
One of the most common pieces of advice the featured speakers have been sharing with me is this: to really get to know your audience, so you can tailor your presentation to what they need, mingle with them before you go on stage. This works very well if you’re […]
Just like athletes watch what they eat before competition, speakers should watch what they eat before giving a presentation. Certain foods can have a negative effect on your voice, such as increasing phlegm or causing you to loose your train of thought. Below are a few the usual suspects, although […]
