Has this ever happened to you? You’re at an event minding your own business. Okay…maybe minding a few other people’s business as well. The last thing on your mind is a speech…far less, an impromptu speech.
“Build your confidence before you speak, girlfriend!” I warned quietly. “Go from around me with your public speaking BS!” Julia replied testily. Now, I want you to meet Julia. Of course that’s not her real
At my recently held successful workshop “Public Speaking for Everyday Business People” when we were discussing fears around public speaking, one participant emphatically replied “the question period!” And I totally get that. Not being able to handle questions
You can’t believe you did it! Because of your networking skills, you got your small business on the very short list of companies to pitch their services to a very big business. You now have to bring
Wouldn’t you just love it if you could combine your voice, your body and your message into one hot communication tool? And what if you could leverage this tool to influence your team to go the extra mile,
Wow! Do I have a story to tell! Believe it or not, those were the opening words of my presentation on “Accounting in Your Small Business” presented to a group of small business owners. After I said those
wq Many times in my speaking career, I’ve been asked to do the speech that no one else wanted to, or was afraid to do. We all know the public speaking story. The one where even at the
What if I told you, that not mastering crisis communication could determine if, and how fast, you make it to the top of your organisation? And what if I were to tell you, that if you own a
You used to be afraid of public speaking. You told me how your hands would shake, you would break out in a sweat and your voice would crack every time you had to talk to even 5 or more
Can you nail a vote of thanks? The vote of thanks…why can’t you just get it right? Recently I went to a function and… The introduction was extremely well-delivered and presented the guest speaker as just