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...
Remember Stories from Your Life to Insert into Presentations
This "remember stories from your life" post is part three of a three-part series about how to tell stories in your speech. In the first two posts, we talked about the value of stories. If you recall, statistics and data are forgotten quickly and lead your audience to...
7 Fun Ways to Make Zoom Meetings More Engaging and Interactive
Are your Zoom meetings kind of... well... blah? Want to make them more fun, engaging, and interactive? Below are seven of our best tips to help you jazz up your next online meeting. Keep in mind that anytime a conversation is one-sided, it will be boring for the...
In a Hurry? Here’s How to Memorize a Speech in Less than an Hour
Looking for a quick and easy way to memorize an entire presentation quickly? Well, the solution to how to memorize a speech in minutes will likely surprise you. This article covers a few great tips about how great speakers make the presentation memorization process...
The Greatest Speeches in American History from Revolution to Leaders of the Free World
Happy birthday, America! I thought it might be fun to look back at a few of the most famous speeches in American history -- the ones that influenced mass numbers of people -- and analyze them. Why did these words move ordinary farmers to revolution? How did these...