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How I Built a Multimillion-Dollar Speaking Business
How I Built a Multimillion Dollar Speaking Company

How do I build a million-dollar company? Better yet, how can someone build a multimillion-dollar public speaking company? Well, although I have done both of those things, I wouldn’t suggest anyone try to do what I did. I made every mistake in the book. In fact, every mistake showed me what “not to do.” Then,…

Impromptu Speech Tips
Impromptu Speech Tips and How to Speak Confidently Off the Cuff

One of the most terrifying moments as a speaker is when you are sitting in a meeting, minding your own business, and someone asks you to stand up and give an impromptu speech. Surveys show that public speaking, in general, causes a lot of fear and nervousness. This nervousness can increase dramatically when the speaker…

Virtual Public Speaking Classes
Virtual Fearless Presentations ® Participant Guide

Virtual Fearless Presentations ® Lessons 1A: Ten (10) Turnkey Ways to Reduce Public Speaking Fear Access Lesson 1B: A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself Access Lesson 2A: Designing Persuasive Speeches and Speaking Off the Cuff Access Lesson 2B: Creating an Effective Presentation Outline Access Lesson 3A: Adding Enthusiasm and Energy to Any Presentation Access Lesson…

A Few Unique Visual Aid Examples
Visual Aid Examples for Both In-Person and Virtual Presentations

So you have designed a great presentation. Now you want a few visual aid examples to make your presentation more memorable or interactive. If that is the case, you have done well, Grasshopper. You have begun to look at your visuals in the correct order. As a presenter, you always want to design your presentation…

Fun Zoom Icebreakers for Trainers
A Few Fun Zoom Icebreakers for Trainers Doing Virtual Training

Looking for a few fun Zoom icebreakers for trainers or facilitators. These seven activities can be used very easily to help you start your Zoom meetings on the right foot. I was leading a virtual training session via Zoom this week. Of course, the entire group was commenting at the end about how different the…

How to Deliver a Presentation that Someone Else Wrote
How to Deliver a PowerPoint Presentation Designed by Someone Else

Narrating a PowerPoint Presentation designed by someone else can be very challenging. In fact, one of the fastest ways to increase public speaking fear and make your PowerPoint presentations sound canned and… well boring, is to try to deliver a PowerPoint slideshow that someone else designed for you. This doesn’t mean that you can’t deliver…