Picture this. The next speaker is announced and rap music begins to play. The speaker struts onto the stage wearing a faux fur coat, a broad-rimmed hat and dark sunglasses. Once he arrives at center stage, the music dies away and he begins to share with you the evolution of […]
By Featured Speaker Daniel Hall One thing you might never expect to happen is the amount of ways that you can generate money just by becoming the author of a book. There’s book sales, affiliate programs, coaching programs, live events you can promote and speaking functions you can get paid […]
Jack Palance once said in a Skin Bracer commercial, “Confidence is very sexy, don’t you think?” Yes, indeed it is … but it is also one of the public speaking superpowers that can help you be a better presenter. The funny thing with confidence is … at least in the […]
By Featured Speaker Bob Urichuck Let’s face it, people buy from people, particularly people they trust and like – people who remind them of themselves. This is the foundation of a relationship. Therefore it is important for you, as a sales professional, to learn how to quickly build rapport and […]
When I was competing in speech in high school I remember one speech very clearly: The young man got up in front of the room, faced the chalkboard with his back to us and gave his entire speech in that position. I remember being shocked. He was in a competition. […]
By Featured Speaker Davida Shensky For many professional speakers who depended on working with public seminar companies, as an independent contractor, traveling from city to city doing presentations 10 days out of the month doing seminars, they had to figure it out in another way to promote their business and […]
When you step up in front of an audience to speak, what you are doing is all about the audience. And whether your audience is aware of that fact or not, they will know if you are not giving them your all. Respecting an audience is about many things: Being […]
