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Doug Staneart

Doug Staneart is the CEO of The Leader's Institute. LLC and founder of the Fearless Presentations class. He is author of Fearless Presentations, Mastering Presentations, and 28 Ways to Influence People.

7 Fantastic Tips from Top Motivational Speakers
7 Fantastic Tips from Top Motivational Speakers Free Public Speaking Tips, Podcasts

Be a More Inspirational Speaker-7 Fantastic Tips from Top Motivational Speakers Okay, so you may not want to be a motivational speaker (and live in a van down by the river). However, all of us, at one time or another, will want to be a more inspirational speaker. Sometimes, we just want to motivate our…

A Recent Public Speaking Course in Charlotte, North Carolina
A Recent Public Speaking Course in Charlotte, North Carolina Past Fearless Presentations ® Classes

I had a fun time helping teach a public speaking course in Charlotte, NC last week. We had another full class. And this presentation class was co-taught by one of our newest instructors, Toby. He flew in from Tampa to help out. The two-day public speaking course is broken into three sections. On the morning…

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We Help ESL Presenters Give Confident Presentations in English Free Public Speaking Tips, Podcasts

I received a comment from a website visitor last week thanking me for the blog and asking if I would cover tips for ESL presenters (English as a Second Language). I was actually shocked to realize that in the last four years, we haven’t written anything about this topic. We actually have a step-by-step way…

Empathetic Presentation Style
Empathetic Presentation Style Great for Teaching and Emotional Content Podcasts, presentation skills

This part five of a five part series on the four main presentation styles. Last week, we covered the Authoritative Presentation Style which has the opposite strengths and weaknesses of this style. In the prior two weeks, we covered the Energetic Presentation Styleand the Analytical Presentation Style (Technical Presentations). This week, we will cover the…

Authoritative Presentation Style
Authoritative Presentation Style Free Public Speaking Tips, Podcasts, presentation skills

Authoritative Presentation Style Great at Informative and Decision Making Presentations A few weeks back, I gave an overview of the four main presentation styles. Last week, we covered the Energetic Presentation Style. The week before, we covered the Analytical Presentation Style (Technical Presentations). You’ll remember from the last two sessions that the Analytical Presenter and…

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Energetic Presentation Style-Great at Motivational and Inspirational Talks Free Public Speaking Tips, Podcasts

A couple of weeks ago, I gave an overview of the four main presentation styles. Last week, we covered the Analytical Presentation Style (Technical Presentations). This week, we will cover the strengths and weaknesses of the Energetic Presentation Style. This is the style of presenter that is more “direct” and “emotional”. Just as a review,…