After passion for your topic, the most common public speaking superpower I found was the Power of Authenticity. But what does that mean in the context of public speaking? When someone is authentic, they are worthy of our trust and belief. They are real. They are true to their own […]
By Featured Speaker Barry Maher A PR expert I’ll call Dale Andrews heard that a local charity was looking to hire a consultant to help with their public relations. He really needed the work and, after racking his brain on how he could stand out from the herd, he realized […]
Do you use props in your presentations? In today’s tip, I share a few pointers on how to use props. For example: As Jill Lublin suggests, when you are talking about your book, hold it up near your face for as long as you can. When making a toast, […]
Part of reaching your audience is knowing who they are … and how they define themselves. So, when you call out your audience in your marketing materials, are you speaking to them in their own language. For example, if your ideal audience is professional women, aged 25 to 45, who […]
By Featured Speaker Arvee Robinson After diligently training for over five months to run in the Los Angeles Marathon, I can’t help but notice the similarity between learning how to become a more powerful speaker and how to become a powerful long-distance runner. 1. The first similarity is overcoming the […]
This week’s tip is a little bit different. I share with you how practicing public speaking helped me do something that was emotionally difficult, but important to me: Saying a few words at my father’s Celebration of Life. You never know when you are going to have an opportunity to […]
NOTE: This is an actual speech I gave when I was working toward my CTM in Toastmasters (circa 1989-1990). In a way, it is the seed from which Public Speaking Super Powers grew. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a […]
