The Seven Worst Things That Speakers Do to Sabotage Themselves and Their Careers
There’s something about the approach of fall that always makes me think about renewal. Maybe it’s because I was tied to an academic calendar for a good deal of my work life. The fall, then, is time...
View ArticleTrends in Public Speaking in 2017
I’ve been chatting recently with speakers, clients, managers, speaker bureau people, meeting planners – the whole universe of people who are involved in public speaking and conferences. It seemed time...
View ArticleThree quick tips for improving your connection with your audience
I posted the last time on the importance of the voice for an empathetic connection with your audience. Of course, speakers who want to up their game will work on all possible ways of improving that...
View ArticleFive Ways to Strengthen Your Public Speaking Career
If you’re a speaking pro, you will have noticed that the competition is getting tougher every year. If you speak in other ways than as a career, but you care just as passionately about excellence,...
View ArticleThe Other Skill Speakers Need to Succeed
Giving a speech is a high-adrenaline, people-oriented, immediate-gratification event. The ranks of professional speakers tend to be filled with extroverts, not surprisingly. Their reasons for opting...
View ArticleWhat It Takes to Be Successful as a Professional Speaker
I am often asked by clients and prospective clients about what it takes to succeed in the ever-more-competitive world of professional speaking. My short answer is always that, even more than talent,...
View ArticleThe Problem With PowerPoint
One of the unintended consequences of the increased competition of the last few years in the public speaking world is perhaps surprising: it’s becoming harder and harder (at the keynote level) to...
View ArticleWhat Is Hot Right Now in Public Speaking?
What are the current hot topics in public speaking? I hear from and reach out to clients, speaker friends who used to be clients, speaker bureaus, meeting planners, managers, and fellow coaches all...
View ArticleWhat is your digital footprint?
Public speakers today, like many another knowledge worker, live and die by the amount of attention they can win in the virtual world. It’s a sweepstakes with constantly changing odds, a lottery with...
View ArticleFive Tips for a Happy Speaking Career
Over the years I’ve watched clients and friends become successful speakers and seen what makes for long-term happiness in the business and what doesn’t work so well. Here, I’ve distilled a lot of...
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