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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...
When You Open Your Presentation This Way It Is a Certain Crowd Pleaser

When You Open Your Presentation This Way It Is a Certain Crowd Pleaser

by | Nov 30, 2025 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Sermons, Speech Coach

Do you want your audience to lean in from your very first sentence? One technique that works with many presentations is to begin with a surprising statistic or a little-known fact that makes your audience think, “Really? Tell me more.” Many of my speech coaching...
Where Words Come to Life

Where Words Come to Life

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, For Meeting Professionals, Networking, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Last week, I attended the Professional Speechwriters Association World Conference. What truly made it unforgettable was the setting: Planet Word in Washington, D.C. If you’ve never been, Planet Word isn’t just a museum—it’s an experience. It’s a living, breathing...