I’m going to show you how to build out your presentation in an engaging way…by showing you how I create my presentations. I don’t create my speech/presentations the way most speakers do because I prefer to add more entertainment value. In fact, I hate writing out my...
Lets analyze one of the most popular TED Talks of all time… If you haven’t watched this TED Talk, then make sure you watch it before reading the rest of this. What’s so great about this talk? Lets analyze it… Context The best speeches (ever), talk about...
The video above shows you tips on how to get standing ovations at the end of your presentation. The purpose of a standing ovation isn’t for your ego, it’s so the meeting planner has tangible proof that you’re good. Meeting planners always want to...
There are so many ways to engage and interact with your audience…so let me give you a few ideas on how to make your presentation better. Before you start thinking about all kinds of ideas for making a presentation engaging, you have to understand what engagement...
Notes from the video: How do you make your presentations more interactive without being a cheesy speaker? I don’t know about you, but I HATE the forced interaction that speakers use…things like ‘shake your neighbors hand’ ‘everyone raise your hand’ ‘stand up and shake...
How do you add humor to your presentations when you’re not a naturally funny speaker? You know the benefits of making a presentation more humorous but you don’t consider yourself to be a comedian…so what do you do? The video above gives you details...
These are a list of resources you can use to help you grow your speaking business. Directory Of Events: This is a list of websites you can use to find speaking opportunities. Speaker Contract: This is the exact contract I use for my paid speaking gigs. Notice how...
I’m always curious about how other speakers sell from the stage because you can make some big-time money doing it. And then I found a transcript of a Tony Robbins presentation where he was…selling from the stage. So I started taking notes…and I mean...
You’ve probably seen a million powerpoint presentations…and almost all of them are pretty boring. But because you’re nice you don’t say anything and you sit through the torture. You never tell the speaker how boring their powerpoints were, you just silently think...
There are tons of people out there who want to get better at public speaking and improve their presentation skills but they’re not exactly sure how to do it. In this video, I’m going to show you how to become a better speaking a short amount of time. Now you probably...
Most speakers know that they should create content that motivates. Even if you’re not a motivational speaker, at some level, your presentation needs to have inspirational messages in it because it opens people up to your message. Inspirational messages get people to...
Lots of people want to get better at public speaking and they try to write out a presentation but then they can’t really remember exactly what they wanted to say. I mean, it’s one thing to come up with a presentation but how do you actually memorize your presentation?...
If you haven’t seen Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk then you need to because you can learn a lot about public speaking by watching it. Before you read the rest of this post, watch the TED Talk because in this post, we’re going to break down what makes his...
Have you seen a presentation or video so good that you couldn’t help but talk about it? We’ve all seen viral videos or a public speaker that makes a jaw-dropping presentation and we just want to tell others about it. But what makes a presentation so good?...
There are some speakers who just have that It Factor and others who just don’t have that vibe. You’ve seen it before…the speaker who gets on stage and they have stage fright or they just look out of place; They’re the cute kitty cats in a lions...
You’ve probably seen great speakers and you’ve probably seen horrible speakers. There are speakers who you wish would keep going and then there are speakers who you’re practically begging to stop. So what separates the two? What do the great speakers...
Lets face it, most public speakers are boring. They create presentations with slides that have so much text that you wonder if they were writing a book. But then there are those other speakers…the speakers that can just walk out on stage and give a presentation...
If you’re a public speaker then you might be worried that someone else will steal your material from your presentations. Maybe they like a line or two and they take it to make it look like it was their own. So how can you create a presentation that’s so...
Have you ever seen the show Shark Tank? If you have, then you’ve probably seen the entrepreneurs mess up their pitch. And this got me thinking… If you’re a professional speaker and you forget your speech, what do you do? First, watch the video of...
If you’re speaking at a conference then getting a standing ovation is a big ego boost but is there another reason why you should go after the big standing O? Smart speakers know that standing ovations are much more than an ego boost and smart speakers go after...
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