You can get paid to speak. In fact, you can make a fortune speaking for a living. You just need to do three things. First, solve a difficult problem for your audience. Second, catalog your knowledge and repurpose your content and collect money for it. Finally, you have to position yourself as the “Go To”…
In May 2023, we held another Fearless Presentations ® speaking class in Atlanta, Georgia with a standout group of professionals. With just six people in the class, each participant had plenty of time to speak, practice, and get individual coaching. A six-person speaking class is just about perfect. It’s large enough for group interaction and…
It’s easy to develop a career as a public speaker if you’re already a celebrity. If your last name is Trump or Schwarzenegger, you will have no problem getting people to pay you to speak. However, that is not the only way to become a professional speaker. In this post, I will share with you…
I had an absolute blast leading a custom public speaking class for Delta Airlines in Dallas recently! A team of high-flying human resource people met at DFW airport to take their presentation skills to a whole new level. Delta Airlines is a major American airline renowned for its extensive domestic and international network. They offer…
Audience Participation is an excellent way to make a good presentation into a stellar presentation. It can also be the scariest. That is why most speakers — even seasoned professionals — avoid asking their audience questions. It is too risky. Or is it? The truth is that the types of audience participation that most speakers…
Metaphors, Similes, and Analogies are your secret weapon when you create presentations. I like to think of myself as a pretty good speaker and writer. I always hated English class in high school and college, though. So, I always got confused between what was a metaphor, what was a simile, and what was an analogy….