A Perfect Meeting: AKA When You Don't Want to Strangle the Speaker

Have you ever worked for weeks or even months, often far beyond normal office hours on a special meeting event only to have it turn into THE PERFECT STORM. Well, maybe your entire crew didn't perish at sea, but there were those clearly identifiable moments when it looked as if the ship was about to capsize. Although many meeting goblins can contribute to such disasters, sometimes the speaker can be one of the contributing causes. How can such terrors be avoided?

Getting on the Speakers List

Who do you know that belongs to an organization that needs speakers? In this article you will find out how to get on the list of speakers for these groups.

Speaking for FUN and PROFIT

Many speakers gain profits from selling items at the back of the room (BOR). Others make money from getting paid speaking engagements. This article will give you some tips on how to get those engagements and get you sales.

Giving Your Audience Great Benefits

Speaking seems to be the way to get the word out for many people and they seem to be in demand. This article will give you some tips on making sure you are the one the audience will want to hear.

Start Conversations as Easily as You Start a Car

Starting a car is easy. Put the key in, turn it, and the car starts. Would it not be great if starting a conversation was this easy? It can be--if you know how! Unfortunately, many people don't know ...

Executive Public Speaking for English as a Second Language (ESL)

Simple tips to help anyone with English as a second language speak present more confidently in front of groups.

You're Making Me Nervous

Don't let nerves get the better of you when you have to speak in public

Get Real

Humans are born storytellers, but our education system doesn’t help us develop these natural talents that we all have. Instead, society increasingly homogenizes us, covering up the things that make us unique. The media, too, bombards us with messages that encourage us to emulate the celebrity of the week, or to try the latest fad.

20 Tips to Becoming a Professional Speaker: How to be a Rising Star

Here are 20 ideas to help you on your way to becoming a professional speaker.

No More Stagefright - Have Fun Speaking!

7 Tips that calm and center you before your presentation:

Directing Voiceovers: Don't Be, Do!

Directing a voice-over talent you've hired to read a spot for, say, dog food is pretty much the same as directing a great actor in a scene in a major film production. Well, almost the same. Go with me here.

Speak With E's Part 2

“Educate, Energize, Entertain, and provide an experience for your audience” 1. Use the “Rule of 3.” The most successful speakers limit their remarks to three major points. Here is where you use ...

How to be a Great Speaker

Did you know that great speakers are often nervous with butterflies in their stomach before giving a presentation? And there are many actors/actresses who can not speak to live audiences without ...

Be Brief!

Centuries ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences ar...

The P's and Q's of Public Speaking

Public speaking is still one of our greatest fears; it turns grown men and women into nervous wrecks. The mere thought of it turns our tongue to cotton wool, causes our internal plumbing to act up and our kneecaps to start knocking lumps out of each other.