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Public Speaking Tip #52: Making better speakerphone business presentations

Have you ever had to make a business presentation for remote colleagues over speakerphone? Despite all the whiz-bang technologies available, it's still common to hold business meetings via speakerphone and doing so present challenges…

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New Workshop Added

Our "3 Steps to Own Any Room" public speaking skills workshop sponsored by the Phoenix Business Journal is sold out so we've added a new one. The new workshop will…

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Public Speaking Tip #51: Mastering the Power of Thanks

If done correctly, there is tremendous power in thanking your audience at the beginning of a presentation. But for many public speakers and business presenters, this becomes a missed opportunity. How…

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‘3 Steps to Own Any Room’ Workshop

Do you want to be the type of presenter who can command a room? If so, you'll want to check out our newest workshop. We're partnering once again with the…

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Public Speaking Tip #46: Pointless Presentations

"My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand." - Kathleen Blanco, first woman to be elected governor of Louisiana Pointing fingers and effective…

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Public Speaking Tip #45: Use the Language of Leadership

Eliminating weak language in your business presentations and speeches will help you to be a more effective leader and a better public speaker. Unnecessary equivocating phrases such as "kind of," "sort of"…

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Public Speaking Tip #44: Graciously Accept Laughs and Applause

When your audience is laughing at your quip or clapping their approval of your key point, let them conclude before continuing with your presentation. By rejoining your presentation too soon, they won't be able…

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Public Speaking via Teleprompter

My public speaking students at the Art Institute of Phoenix had fun this week learning how to speak using a teleprompter. They read from my famous "4Ps assessment script" that…

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