How To Reach An Audience

Technology helps us communicate messages faster and to a larger audience than every before. But technology does not create the message. Communication is still a human activity. To reach an audience, you have to know how to choose the right target audience, the right medium, and the right message.

Essence of Communication Skills

Communication skill is not only fluency but much more beyond that. Read this article to improve your communication skills further

Keynote Speaker - Determining A Speaker's Worth

When you are looking to hire a keynote speaker for your meeting how do you determine what that speaker is worth? Here are some guidelines that will help you make that determination.

Technology Based Presentations -- Notes from the Field

Both as a listener and a presenter, I have discovered that technology presentations have a different set of approaches, requirements and challenges from the speaking venues I have been involved with in the past. In this article I share some of the dos and don'ts I have learned.

Flying With The Butterflies: How To Overcome Your Public-Speaking Nerves

Deliver your presentation in a calm and confident manner with these 7 simple nerve-busting techniques.

How Public Speaking Can Help You Dramatically Increase Your Business

Speaking to groups gives you the opportunity to reach out and touch potential clients who might otherwise never cross your path and for you to get them into your marketing funnel so that they can begin to get to know, like and respect you and will ultimately buy from you. Here are ten steps to help you begin your public speakingcareer so that you can dramatically increase your business.

Five Presentation Techniques Not to Use as a Speaker

I hope you will learn some good presentation techniques by my pointing out what NOT to do when presenting. Remember the following are techniques to AVOID.

Presentation Skills -- The Six Most Important Lessons

With more than fourteen years as a professional speaker, trainer, and storyteller, I have learned many hard-fought lessons that work to make presentations powerful. These techniques work whether we are speaking, giving workshops, or leading meetings.

Improv Comedy for Speakers

Learn how to use fundamental ideas from Improvisational Comedy to be a better, more engaging, more confident, and more dymanic speaker.

The Use of Timing to Make Your Humor Connect

Humor is more than just words. It’s the pacing, the timing, the space between the words that can make all the difference.

Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Make Public Speaking Easier

Did you know that most people would rather die that speak in public? This article offers 7 tips to become relaxed and at ease with public speaking.

Pauses for Presentation Power -- The Sound of Silence

When we are presenting, and especially when we are new to speaking, we often speed ahead -- afraid of leaving blank spaces. Successful sales people know the power of silence. As presenters, if we learn to use silence and pauses to our advantage, we will not only reach our listeners more effectively, they will also understand and remember our messages more readily.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Why an artfully delivered speech can be far more persuasive than the written word

Audience Participation Adds Power to Your Presentations

To be remembered as powerful presenters, we must develop rapport with our audience. One of the most effective ways to do this is by involving each and every person through participation. Participation is more than asking for a show of hands in answer to some inane question like, “How many of you wish you had more time?” In this article I share tips on how to create meaningful audience participation.

7 Keys To A Powerful Elevator Speech

Discover 7 keys to writing and using the elevator speech to make you stand out among your peers -- and to attract your ideal clients.