“I don’t present very often, so how do I prepare for a presentation?” That is, by far, one of the most common questions that we get as presentation skills coaches. In fact, most public speaking fear comes from situations where presenters just don’t speak very often. They have a hard time building up momentum. For…
One of the most common questions I get after people attend our 2-day presentation class is “Now that I feel more confident, where do I go to practice to continue to get better as a speaker?” “How can I continue to grow as a great speaker?” The best way to continue to grow is to…
So you did it! You graduated at the top of your class. You’ve proved you are the apex of knowledge, skill, and potential within your school, and now you get to prove it with a beautiful Valedictorian Speech. Just one problem, since this is the first time you will ever do it, you don’t know…
Have you been asked to deliver a commencement speech? Or have you worked your butt off to become valedictorian or salutatorian, and now you have to deliver a graduation speech? In this post, we will cover one of the more challenging types of presentation creation: How to Write a Graduation Speech. (By the way, I…
You’re only 5 minutes away from the biggest presentation of your career. Your heart’s racing, your palms are sweaty and your voice sounds as though you just rolled out of bed. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing that most speakers just don’t get: your voice is a muscle. And just as you wouldn’t head out for…
What are the most important qualities of a good public speaker? What makes a great presenter? Just what are the fundamentals of a good public speaker that allow one orator to get up in front of an audience and mesmerize the crowd while another fails? When I first started teaching the Fearless Presentations ® classes,…