Talk May Be Cheap but Your Speech Should Be Priceless!

Take a moment and imagine if you will any one of the following scenarios: --You’ve been contacted to schedule an interview for a fantastic job opportunity. --You’ve been requested by your employer to make a key presentation at a Board of Director’s meeting. --You have a lunch appointment with a prospective client from a major account. --You’ve been asked to fill in for a colleague in teaching a training session.

Overcoming Your Fears of Public Speaking

The critical moments just before you speak are an essential time to conquer the jitters. Here are some helpful tips on overcoming your fears of public speaking and the physical effects these fears might have on your body.

Pay Attention To Your Appearance!

This article explains why you will be judged as much by your clothes and appearance as by the information in your speech or presentation.

Public Speaking Tips: Lessons From Former US President Ronald Reagan

Public speaking tips - you can learn a lot from analysing the speeches of others. Ronald Reagan was known as 'The Great Communicator'. This article explains in an easy step-by-step way what Reagan did to become such an accomplished presenter and how you can apply this to your business presentations.

Get Speaking

Don’t think of public speaking as a goal to be reached in one big leap; think instead of learning a series of elements one by one, and increasing your proficiency with them through practice.

How to Promote yourself as a Speaker on the Web

Promoting yourself as a speaker can be made easier if you know many avenues. This article discusses how to use the web to promote your speaking career.

How to Create a Compelling Media Kit

You only get once chance to make a good impression. Get that WOW effect from your prospective clients!

Getting Yourself Known

Getting your first speaking engagement may be difficult but once you have a great topic and the right audience, the word will get out. This article discusses ways of getting known in the speaking industry.

What is YOUR Speaking Expertise?

This article will give you some tips and tricks on how to use your expertise to gain more business through speaking engagements.

Start Conversations as Easily as You Start a Car

Starting a car is easy. Put the key in, turn it, and the car starts. Would it not be great if starting a conversation was this easy? It can be--if you know how! Unfortunately, many people don't know ...

Lessons in Love for the Shy at Heart

One of the biggest regrets of my life is that I was cursed with the shyness gene. Shyness is an often misunderstood condition that can leave the afflicted alone and miserable. As a victim of shynes...

Know Your Audience

Before you make a presentation or explain to others what it is that you do, you need to know your audience. This article is the beginning of understanding your audience and how to pitch your product or service.

Are You Talking the Talk?

Even seasoned speakers like Hillary Clinton need to learn a thing or two. What about you?

For Speakers: Ten Tips on How to Increase Your Fees

Do you give speaking engagements? Marketing Master and Professional Speaker, Catherine Franz, discusses how to increase your speaking fees in small ways that add up to bigger amounts in your bank account. Catherine also shares with you just how important it is to on what name you use.

Get Real

Humans are born storytellers, but our education system doesn’t help us develop these natural talents that we all have. Instead, society increasingly homogenizes us, covering up the things that make us unique. The media, too, bombards us with messages that encourage us to emulate the celebrity of the week, or to try the latest fad.