Sep 11, 2023 | Feature Articles
People frequently comment to me about how every speaker needs to be their “authentic self” and they expect me to immediately agree. Then they are surprised to notice the pause I take before answering. Let me share a story about the late great Jimmy Buffett. While I...
Jul 13, 2023 | Business Tip of the Day, Feature Articles
For generations, practicing speaking in the mirror has been a staple of corporate training, sitcom moments, and speaking class advertising. It even reared its head in the final episodes of “This Is Us,” as Kevin practiced a speech. The instinct to give...
Jan 9, 2023 | Business Tip of the Day, Feature Articles
“I was doing so well, using so much of what we rehearsed, Milo. Then we got to Q&A where it all fell apart!” Yep. We hadn’t gotten to that lesson yet. For all the fear people have of presenting, the hardest time to have control is during...
Feb 26, 2022 | Feature Articles
Imagine a pair of kindergartners given a chance to make sand castles at the beach for the first time. Joy! So how do they get started? What it doesn’t look like is this: A lengthy discussion of which one will hold what responsibilities A determination of rank A...
Jan 15, 2022 | Feature Articles
There’s an old joke about punctuation that goes: “If you don’t think commas are important, just try leaving them out of a sentence like: ‘Do you want to eat, Grandma?'” Much like that comma, vocal variety can change the implied meaning...
Aug 3, 2020 | Feature Articles
In discussions among public speaking coaches, about 75% of the people who call us mention fear. It’s okay to acknowledge that something is scary and it’s even better that these folks have picked up the phone, taking a step to deal with it. It’s...
