There’s a moment in every speech when the audience can smell the barn. The break is 10 minutes away, the bathroom is calling, and you are about to wrap up. I know it too and for too many years I… Continue reading
Get More Speaking Referrals with the ‘One Thing’ Question
You were brilliant! The audience leaned in for each point and scribbled your clever tweetables - heck you even finished 2 minutes early. Now it’s time to get referrals—you know, the stuff that puts food on the table. Of course, you… Continue reading
Should you share your best stuff on the Internet?
You work hard for what you know. As an author, public speaker, seminar leader, blogger, or coach, ideas are money. And then there’s social media - the wide-mouth, gaping suck-hole of content. Social media is where ideas gets shared. Holding… Continue reading
How to add video to PowerPoint and Keynote like a pro
So you want to spruce up your presentation with a little video. Cool. Now you have to figure out how. In this post I’ll walk you through how to insert the clip and the nuances of creating a seamless transition… Continue reading
How to warm up a cold audience before you speak
There’s nothing worse than stepping on stage and looking out to 200 blank stares. Your content might be pure gold, but the audience isn’t warmed up. Just like firing up your car mid-winter and trying to drive right away -… Continue reading
Should I memorize my speech?
When I got into speaking, people watched DVR’s and listened to CD’s and memorization was the thing. Top speakers memorized a script and then did their thing with slides, video, maybe a little theatre-storytelling. It never worked for me. For… Continue reading
