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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...

Do You Know How Your Visual Aids May Harm Your Audience Members?

by | Jul 7, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Professional Career Development, Sales & Marketing, Your Business Success

I help high-tech companies with product launches and customer user conferences to highlight the value of their technology. It is a privilege to assist brilliant technical presenters in better understanding how to talk like real people speaking to real people. Their...

Did You Know the Best Stories for Your Speeches Come from Entertaining Your Friends?

by | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Robert Fripp, Robert Fripp Guitarist: Patricia's Brother

When crafting unforgettable presentations, the best stories often come from your life experiences—the stories you tell your friends. What captivates your friends will also captivate your audience. Think about the last time you shared a story with a friend. Perhaps it...

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...