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How to stop procrastinating using this simple 3-step method

This article was originally published in December 2017 and was updated in April 2020 just for you. I have a superpower I want to share with you. No, it’s not Thor-like strength or the web-crawling agility of Spider-Man. But, this superpower will make you feel better, help avoid disastrous outcomes and undoubtedly make you money. Sweet, right? I’m talking about the ability to get stuff done. Here’s the deal… We all find… Continue reading

Public speaker: 7 lessons from 1200 speeches

Death of a Public Speaker

The business of public speaking is a strange one. There’s no real “product”, not much to measure - nothing you can put in a box or weigh in your hands. Just you talking. Your client wants to make the “perfect”… Continue reading

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How to hook any audience and capture their attention

There’s lots of opinions about how to start a speech. Some say start with a joke. Some with a story. Some with a confession. Some even use video to break the ice. All of those can work, but in this… Continue reading

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The one secret about public speaking nobody will tell you

It took me 10 years to discover - completely by accident - the one secret to public speaking that not only saved my bacon countless times, but actually made every speech better. Today, I’m going to tell you what that… Continue reading

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How the experts create world-class PowerPoint Slides (and you can too)

We’ve all been there. We were looking forward to the presentation - it could have been a webinar, keynote speech or office meeting. And then there were the slides… …tiny fonts, long lists of indecipherable bullets, fuzzy clipart from the… Continue reading

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The secret to making any meeting, speech or presentation outstanding

Congratulations - you’re about to give a speech! Or maybe you’re speaking at your bi-weekly team meeting, or it’s a presentation at your company’s annual dinner. The problem is you’re boring. To be fair, it’s not so much you that’s… Continue reading

PowerPoint slides - a primer

PowerPoint Primer – the only 3 slides you’ll ever need

I don’t know if I was more scared or excited. I’d been invited to speak to over 1,000 Rotarians - my biggest speech yet (by an order of 100). I had just under a month to prepare. Every evening I… Continue reading

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