A Winning Speech Structure: 1-3-1

“Life’s . . . a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”  These are the despairing words uttered by Shakespeare’s Macbeth, after hearing of Lady Macbeth’s death. I’ve often thought they could apply to some speeches I’ve heard. Sitting in the audience, I’ve despaired over the loss of my time, […]

How to Structure Your Business Proposal Presentations

Following up on last week’s Killer Keynote Speech Structure Post, is another speech structure, the Business Proposal Speech.  Many of the same supporting structures (Story,   Humor, Activity, Reference/Quote, Props/Photos) can be used in a business proposal as in a keynote, but a different structure can be more effective. A typical business presentation might look […]