When you speak to business and professional speakers and Toastmasters, as I do, about public speaking and advanced presentation techniques, it is assumed that you will be quoted. In fact, I encourage the best way to learn a public speaking technique or idea is to teach someone else what you think you just learned. However, there is a […]

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Ever Wondered How to Open Your Presentation with Impact? This is how I opened my keynote presentation for District 12 Toastmasters Spring conference. “In July 1978 at the Galt House Hotel in Louville, KY at my second NSA convention Dr. Kenneth McFarland who was considered the Dean of all American speakers and the person we […]

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As an executive speech coach I am sometimes asked, “How do I handle distractions?” Ringing cell phones and computer crashes can challenge anyone delivering a presentation. My friend Rob Sherman wrote this helpful article. How to Deal with Distractions by Rob Sherman Presentation distractions are inevitable. You can’t avoid them. These unplanned events that divert […]

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Want to Improve Your Presentation Skills? Learn from Hollywood Actor and Speaker Bob Roitblat presents Hollywood techniques for better professional speaking. Last week I was speaking for the National Speakers Association Illinois. What a great group and one of my news friends is Bob Roitblat. If you are a regular reader you know I love learning from Hollywood […]

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I am on my way to speak for the National Speakers Association in Chicago on Friday, April 26th. The chapter has someone picking me up at the airport. Naturally I Googled who it was. WOW!!! As my favorite activity is having interesting conversations with interesting people you can image how excited  I am to find […]

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Hope you enjoy this great information from my friend, Patricia Fry… By Patricia Fry When you go out and speak to a group or conduct a workshop, you want to make a connection with your audience. It’s equally important to the success of your presentation that they connect with one another, especially in a more […]

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You have 30 seconds to command the attention of your audience. Don’t waste it! The first 30 seconds of any presentation have a great impact. Most people aren’t bad once they get going if they know what they’re talking about. However, very few know how to start and conclude on a high. Here are a […]

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Do you want to learn to be a great public speaker? Take advantage of the introductory price for the Lady and the Champs How to Speaking Seminar dowloads. Patricia Fripp , Darren La Croix, Ed Tate, Mark Brown and Craig Valentine. $147 until March 27, 2013 Check in Fripp’s store…  

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