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PowerPoint Tips to Make Your Presentation More Powerful

By Tim Fisher Graphic Design Expert It’s hard to believe PowerPoint has been around for more than 30 years. It has become a common tool used by most companies to produce business presentations. Although the program is easily accessible, not all presentations are successful. A well-designed presentation helps make your content more understandable, as well […]

Speak and Bespoke: How to Dress for Speaking Success

WHEN you look good, you feel good. And when you feel good, you present with greater confidence and poise. What’s more, your attire is an important part of your visual communication. Just like your body language, the clothes you choose to wear send important messages to your audience. So, knowing how important your business wardrobe […]

Body Language and Your Clothes Make a Statement

By Paul Barton I often use the above historic photo in my public speaking workshops. The photo was taken just before the start of the very first presidential debate to be carried on live television. You, of course, recognize the contestants — Richard Nixon vs. John F. Kennedy. When I show the photo to my […]

Public Speaking Tip #57: Better Speaker Introductions

You’ve seen it a million times – someone reads a written introduction about a public speaker or business presenter who is about to take the stage. The introduction is written in the third person but it was obviously written by the speaker. This is how public speaking works, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be […]

Public Speaking Tip #56: Use Video to Improve Your Presentation Skills

By Michele TrentPublic Speaking Coach You’ve finished your presentation and you feel pretty good about how it went. The audience seemed engaged. “Nothing to work on here,” you tell yourself … on to the next presentation! Then from out of the blue, someone comments, “great job but the way you kept swaying back and forth […]

Public Speaking Tip #55: Use Questions to Engage Your Audience and Increase Clarity

By Michele Trent Public Speaking Coach Do you have a love/hate relationship with questions? Did your child repeatedly ask you questions when you were trying to give them a grand lecture on the importance of tooth brushing? Was “why” their favorite word? Or maybe you have that colleague who questions everything. You just want to […]

7 Tips for a Great Holiday Toast

A holiday toast is a great way to add a touch of class to a holiday gathering and leave a favorable impression with attendees. Here are some public spoeaking tips to make sure your toast is delivered well. A toast can be the official beginning of an event. Wait until it appears most guests have arrived […]

This is Your Brain on Story – Storytelling and Brain Science

By Doug Stevenson, CSP Guest Blogger From my experience speaking in front of hundreds of audiences, I have learned that stories are memorable because of the images and emotions contained in the story. The lesson of the story sticks because it’s embedded in an image. The image isn’t a still picture; it’s a motion picture, […]

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 often have you heard a speaker begin a presentation with something like this: “I would like to start by saying thank you for having me. […]

Public Speaking Tip #50: Perfect Panel Presentations

You’ve probably been to a business conference and seen a panel discussion. Some are entertaining and informative. But others are uncoordinated, hard to follow and the panelists seem ill-prepared. In short, these are a waste of time for conference attendees and often public speaking disasters. If you are asked to participate in a panel discussion, you’ll want […]