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How to Use a Teleprompter Without Sounding Like You’re Reading

How to Use a Teleprompter Without Sounding Like You’re Reading

by | Mar 8, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Leadership & Team Building, Public Speaking Skills, Working with a Teleprompter

When I coach executives and high-level conference speakers, one of the most misunderstood tools on stage is the teleprompter. Many of my clients speak at major conferences, where their speech is fed to a teleprompter positioned high enough that the audience barely...
What a Story Contest Really Teaches You About Speaking

What a Story Contest Really Teaches You About Speaking

by | Mar 1, 2026 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

Recently, I had the pleasure of giving a rehearsal coaching session for the National Speakers Association Northern California (NSANC) Last Story Standing contestants. Six speakers. Six powerful stories. Five minutes each. And every single one of them was...
When Brilliant Executives Suddenly Need Presentation Skills

When Brilliant Executives Suddenly Need Presentation Skills

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

I am frequently asked how I work with executives who are exceptional at what they do and have never had the time, opportunity, or need to improve their presentation skills. Until. A new position. Higher visibility. And a mandatory 45-minute presentation to senior...
Design Your Best Year Ever: How High Performers Turn Intention into Income

Design Your Best Year Ever: How High Performers Turn Intention into Income

by | Jan 4, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Motivation, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

Every December, I hear the exact phrase from talented professionals and speakers: “Next year is going to be my best year ever.” Naturally, I am one of them! However, I am smart enough to know that hope is not a strategy. High performers do not drift into exceptional...
Do You Know How Long Before True Performers Earn their Success?

Do You Know How Long Before True Performers Earn their Success?

by | Dec 28, 2025 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Motivation, Professional Career Development

One December evening, with some of my closest friends, Joe Veneto, Marilyn Sherman, and Ford Saeks, I watched Frankie Moreno at his Christmas show at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz. As seasoned professional speakers, we were not simply entertained. We were reminded of something...
Why the Best Business Deals Are Won Before the Numbers Are Negotiated

Why the Best Business Deals Are Won Before the Numbers Are Negotiated

by | Dec 21, 2025 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Speech coaching

Why the Best Business Deals Are Won Before the Numbers Are Negotiated When my friend Michael Sipe, a brilliant mergers and acquisitions specialist, was building his reputation as a business broker, I helped him craft speeches to market his expertise. Mike has always...