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…
In the podcast this week, I interview Cody Smith who is the author of the book Stage Fight — How to Punch Public Speaking Fears in the Face. It is a hilarious interview where Cody tells about all of the trials and tribulations that he experienced trying to overcome public speaking fear. Have fun listening…
Last week, I got invited to deliver a presentation for the Transitions ® Lenses company at their Transitions ® Academy in Orlando, Florida. What was interesting about the session that they had me design was that they weren’t looking for ways to design formal presentations. Rather, they wanted to be able to help their attendees…