You're onstage and all eyes are on you. What can you do? A Speaker Coach Answers. There is nothing more important than breathing, most obviously in daily life, but especially for every major event you will face. Not only is it essential to boost confidence and delivery on the TED stage, but it's also [...]
"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking," comedian Jerry Seinfeld mused. "Number two is death. Death is number two. This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy." Not even the professionals get off easy when it [...]
Now, through our public speaking training 101 series, you’ve written your speech, varied your voice, and mastered your breath, so let’s talk about the rest of your physicality. So…how do you “X”cite your audience? Believe it or not, you’ll be using the same techniques that actors use. You can bring show business to your [...]
Tiger Woods. Janet Jackson. Roseanne Barr. Big Tobacco. Facebook. H & M. BP during the oil spill. Burger King. Would they agree that “There’s no such thing as bad publicity?” Who can forget the biggest PR blunders of the decade? That is not the way you want to go down in infamy. With news [...]
Mahatma Gandhi said, “My life is my message.” The ability to transform an audience by introducing new thoughts, ideas, and concepts is an incredible gift! In fact, it’s the entire basis of the world-changing TED talk movement. But…where do you start? How do you discover the message of your talk? Before they experience a [...]
How to Choose a Coporate Training Company Professional development is critical to today’s workforce. Your future leaders have committed to growing and improving their skills and they are expecting your organization to provide them. If the desire for growth opportunities within the company is not met, they will instead look to new companies that [...]
Steve Jobs and the technology of today. Estee Lauder and the revolution of beauty. Walt Disney and the foundation of imagination. History’s greatest leaders didn’t just command armies and represent nations. They also shifted paradigms, drove economic and corporate growth, disrupted habits, and built loyalty from the office outward. It’s [...]
“There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.” - Mark Twain Why would anyone skydive? It’s terrifying: you can’t breathe, you’re unprotected, and your blood pressure is, well, stratospheric. Why subject yourself to such strain? For the payoff. For the feeling of freeing yourself- [...]
In our current era of hyper communication, social media everything, and cyber information overload, it may come as a surprise to you that communication skills are often the weakest in the vast majority of corporations. In fact, did you know that fear of public speaking is so widespread and gripping [...]
“What most employers want are written communication, oral communication, team building, and leadership skills.” -Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn Wouldn’t it be wonderful if leaders were born, not made? What if every single employee in your organization, from the greenest intern to the CFO, were natural performers, storytellers, and diplomats? Unfortunately, [...]
