I originally wrote this article back in 2013 to tout the value of investing in yourself. For the last couple of decades, we have seen thousands of people increase their income and job security by investing in professional development classes. So, when I originally wrote the article, I researched how much a Masters degree cost…
Make Your Presentation Handouts Look Professional without a Graphic Designer Last week was part one of How to Create the Perfect Presentation Handout. In that article and podcast, I gave you three easy ways to create helpful handouts to accompany your in-person presentations. This week, I’m going to show you how to style your presentation…
Whether you are brand new to speaking or you have been presenting for years, you will want to look confident when you stand up to speak. This can be a challenge though if you are really nervous. We are always afraid that the nervousness that we feel will be obvious to the audience. So, how…
Eight profession ladies (and one very lucky guy) became fearless in Chicago, Illinois last week. We held another public speaking class in Chicago. The two day class covered how to reduce presentation jitters as well as tips to create fantastic presentations. Two of the participants were mother and daughter. The mother started a non-profit for…
I recently went back to the first few posts that we ever created on this blog, and I found a bunch of our early presentation skills videos. Back when we first started teaching public speaking classes, we weren’t conducting hundreds of classes every year like we are right now. So, to create these videos, I…
A few days ago, I started watching a Netflix documentary on how fractal mathematics helped start Pixar. (Yes, I watch really boring stuff on Netflix, but in my defense, I was watching it in bed, at night, trying to go to sleep. It worked.) We have always had fantastic success teaching people how to design…