Presentation Planning & Public Speaking Skills

The short direct flight I was booked on had been canceled. I was rerouted to deliver my public speaking seminar via a long and twisted path. The clothes I planned to wear were tumbling soaking

For a change of pace let’s tease apart a very well executed TED Salon presentation. This one caught my eye because the topic is something I’ve been struggling with. I’m working on learning Spanish. It’s

Have You Ever Forgotten Your Lines During a Presentation? “It was an okay performance,” she said. “No”, I told her, “It was brilliant”. I knew what she was thinking. She thought that having to stop

I’ve been asking my newsletter subscribers for communication and public speaking questions. The questions that are stumping them and keeping them up at night. I tackled this reader’s question first about audience engagement because it’s the

What’s the difference between a good and great presentation? Here are three secrets that will make the difference between your next presentation being ‘good enough’ or you taking the leap and delivering a speech that

It can feel like you’re able to give a great big (yet, nerve wrecking) performance every time you step on stage. However, you may be compromising something important to delivering a bold and memorable presentation. That

A colleague sent me this juicy article about a woman who went to a public speaking workshop and invited the speaker coach to critique her. He recommended she be more direct and forceful with her words. As I

Your voice has the power to command room. Imagine sitting in a presentation where the speaker has no passion in their voice and speaks like a drone. You would likely forget the presentation and the