Congratulations! You’ve been invited to give a TED talk. This non-profit talk series is the gold standard of speeches, so you should be honored to be on the event’s roster. Not to mention, how great it will look on your resume and website. You’ve undoubtedly been...
The Causes of the Fear of Public Speaking and How to Overcome Them
You’re an expert in your field and you know what you’re talking about. After all, you’ve worked in your field for years. You’ve done your research and received critical acclaim, and possibly even some awards. But when you’re asked to speak in front of a crowd, which...
The 5 Steps of Storytelling – How to Tell a Great Story in a Presentation
Great speakers know how to tell a great story. This post will give you the five key steps of storytelling that these great speakers know. This is a continuation of the post about how inserting stories into your presentations reduces public speaking fear. I mentioned a...
Start Your Own Public Speaking Company from Scratch
This is part five of a five-part series about how to start a public speaking career. In the past episodes, we focused on how to use public speaking within your current career, both as an income stream and as marketing. We also covered a session on how to become a...
Want a Career as a Public Speaker? How to Become a Professional Speaker
It’s easy to develop a career as a public speaker if you’re already a celebrity. If your last name is Trump or Schwarzenegger, you will have no problem getting people to pay you to speak. However, that is not the only way to become a professional speaker. In this...
How Presenters can Deliver Bad News with Poise
Public speaking can be difficult at the best of times. It’s hard to overcome the nervousness involved with speaking in front of a roomful of people. Of course, you also have to make sure that your voice is clear enough and loud enough that people at the very back can...