December 28, 2023
Many of you are experienced and effective speakers. But as with any other skill, you either keep getting better or you begin to lose your […]
July 1, 2016
In the Bible, the number seven is identified with something being “finished” or “complete.” We might say the same thing about a dynamic presentation. Here […]
November 30, 2015
Practice your speech aloud. If you don’t, then your actual presentation is a practice session. You have too much at stake to allow that to […]
June 15, 2015
President John F. Kennedy is considered by most historians and rhetoricians to be one of the greatest speakers among U. S. Presidents. One trait of […]
October 13, 2014
When you are not the only speaker on the program, you have a new dynamic to consider in preparing for your presentation. A nightmare we […]
March 10, 2014
I have listened to many tour guide speeches over the years, from the eucalyptus forest in Australia to the wilds of Alaska. Recently we took […]
September 9, 2013
I’m often asked “Should I memorize my speech?” My answer is “no,” unless you are delivering a highly emotional presentation like an eulogy or a […]
September 3, 2013
At the beginning of the session in a recent presentation skills workshop, I asked what each participant wanted to gain from the one-day program. Half […]