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If It Were Not a Thing, What Would It Be?

by | Aug 11, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

Are you guilty of using lazy language? In my speech coaching sessions, one of the most frequent questions I ask is, “If it were not a thing, what would it be?” For example, one brilliant engineer preparing for his company’s User meeting said, “There are two things...

Add Historical References to Add Interest to Your Modern Day Speeches

by | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Executive Leadership, Leadership & Team Building, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

When you give a speech and use a reference from the past, do you research it? For instance, one of my executive coaching clients asked for help with his Father of the Bride speech. He wanted to use the phrase tying the knot. I asked, “Do you know the historical...

Never Make the Mistake and Overlook the Power of Moments to Reflect

by | Jul 28, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Motivation, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

Alan Alda says, “The space between the lines makes a great performance.” Yes, you guessed it. That means you must never underestimate the power of the pause. This is true in acting, speaking, and music. My brother Robert Fripp, the legendary guitarist and one of...

Want to Become Confident in Your Public Speaking Skills? This is How

by | Jul 14, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

As a professional speaker and speech coach, I am frequently asked, “Were you always this confident?” The answer is, “No.” Confidence in public speaking doesn’t come naturally to everyone. It’s built over time through a commitment to learn, improve, get coached, review...

The #1 Skill to Increase Your Business, Career, and Reputation

by | Jun 16, 2024 | Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

It never ceases to amaze me that intelligent, well-educated, and ambitious professionals frequently overlook developing the number-one skill guaranteed to position them ahead of the crowd: the ability to stand up and speak eloquently in public, or at least stagger to...

To Become a Great Public Speaker, Why Not Learn from the Best to Become the Best?

by | Jun 9, 2024 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Do you aspire to be an outstanding public speaker? Here’s a secret: great public speakers are made, not born. My Journey to Becoming a Speech Expert My clients will tell you I have a unique superpower: I can listen to what people say and instantly tell them how to...