What to Do When You Blank Out During a Speech
Two-hundred pairs of eyeballs were on me. I had just delivered a dramatic, beautifully wordsmithed phrase in my contest speech. Then my mind went blank. I looked at the audience with the “deer-in-the-headlights” stare for what seemed like an eternity as my mind frantically groped for the next phrase. Has that ever happened to you? […]
How to Self-Evaluate Your Speech
Do you want to greatly improve your presentations? I could just say, “hire me,” but you can improve your presentations all on your own, too. You can self-evaluate. A good self-evaluation is a journey of awareness. A great self-evaluation is one that starts with preparation and planning well before you give your speech. To prepare […]
How to Write a Speech in 5 Minutes
You show up at an event and the organizer asks you to “say a few words” later in the program. That happened to me last month–in front of a few hundred people. You arrive at your Toastmaster meeting and a speaker didn’t show up, so the Toastmaster asks if you would like to take the […]