How to Create a Killer Keynote
If you’ve ever wanted to captivate a room with your words, impel your audience to action, and maybe even get paid to speak, you need a speech that engages. You need to create a Killer Keynote. In the video below, excerpted from a longer workshop, you will learn the steps to create YOUR Killer Keynote. […]
4 Ways AI Can Improve Your Presentations
Is there anything AI can’t do? Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated the picture at the top, with the prompt, “A cute dog speaking at a conference, digital art.” AI even helped me write this article, in which I give you 4 easy ways that AI can improve your presentations and public speaking skills. The 4 ways […]
My Favorite Public Speaking Tip
There is one public speaking tip that has improved my public speaking more than any other, and I talked about it on a recent podcast (only 54 seconds long!) This tip is the first of 100 tips from my book, 100 Tips & Tricks to Appear Confident in Presentations.
Mini-Workshop: Make a Great First Impression Online
Make a great 1st impression online! Learn how in this Mini-Workshop (29 minutes). -Look Professional Online -Wield Tools of Engagement (online or in-person) -Tame the Technology Monster This presentation was in front of a live, virtual audience for PowerTalk Power Club (some of the audience interaction was edited out). RESOURCE PAGE MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO […]
How to Create a Memorable Story in Your Presentation
Stories will engage your audience, connecting with their emotions and memory. The video below, recorded as part of a live online workshop, demonstrates the power of story to connect with memory, and then gives you a structure to follow to create your own stories, especially business stories. Some helpful visuals from the presentation: Create a […]
The 5 Top Ways to Look Bad on Zoom
5 Reasons Why Professional Speakers Should Join a Toastmasters Club
As a professional speaker, I value my membership in Toastmasters, a world-wide organization dedicated to empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Toastmasters can help you build confidence in front of a low-risk, supportive audience and provides several benefits for you as a professional speaker. Participation in Toastmasters gives you opportunities to: Try out new […]
Make Your Presentation a HOME RUN!
Do you want to have a “home run” with your presentation? Or, better yet, do you want to “hit it out of the ballpark”? If so, tailor your presentation to your audience. It doesn’t matter if you have the most polished delivery skills, or the most moving stories, if you don’t connect with your audience, […]
“Alexa, open Presentation Checklist!”
Have you experienced the agony of forgetting to bring or do something prior to an important presentation? Don’t let it happen again! Just say, “Alexa, open Presentation Checklist! It’s a free “Blueprints” Skill. I demo it in the video below.
Create Multiple Streams of Income from Repositioning Content
(transcript of video): As a speaker, an author, or a coach, would you like to create something where you get paid again and again on the same content? You can do that in many ways by repositioning and repurposing content such as blog content. I’ll give you an example of something I did this summer. […]