There is a magic place inside of your presentation where immense desire dances with urgent need. When you discover this place, excitement builds. The world around slips away and everyone is riveted, mesmerized, desperately seeking more, more, more… faster, faster, faster. When you play in this place, everything is possible and nothing else matters. Rationality…
Category Archives: public speaking
The Power of Story – Use it in your public speaking!
I was standing on a stage in San Francisco, just me and the bright spotlight shining down on me. All I could see were the silhouettes of heads and shoulders in the audience. I was about to do something I had never done before and I was petrified… watch this video to find out what…
I Don’t Love Public Speaking
Did you know that? Did you know that I actually do not love getting in stage, having the spot light on me, being the extreme center of attention? I get on stage because it is such a powerful way to spread my message. I get on stage for the ways I believe I can change…
The Simple Structure of a Great Speech
Use this magic formula in your next public speaking presentation – yep, it’s THIS simple – to increase the chances by HUGE amounts that your audience members will remember what you said (and therefor take the action you desire!)
Name Your Voice
You’ve got a powerful message to share. Your heart and soul is in it. You know that if more people knew about this way of living life, this thing you know how to do, this attitude, this approach… whatever it is, you could change the world with this idea. If only people knew about it….
What’s Your Point?
You can have the most engaging delivery style, the most interactive approach to presenting, the most stunningly gorgeous outfit. If you don’t have this Radically Clear in your presentation, you’ve pretty much wasted your time.
The World is Waiting for You
It’s been waiting for me, too. Here’s the deal, though. It’s scary to step in to our greatness. It’s big, bold, gutsy -and, if you’re like me, it goes against everything I learned as a kid. Things like: “don’t stand out, it makes us nervous”, “who do you think you are to act like you…
Got Public Speaking Anxiety? Of Course You Do – And That’s Okay
At a recent speaking event, before the festivities were officially underway, a woman in the audience asked me: “So, are you nervous at all right now? Because you certainly don’t look nervous. I bet you’re not nervous at all, are you? I can’t even imagine”, she streamed. Well, I can’t even imagine either. I am…
It’s How You Handle It That Matters – And Dar Williams Knows How to Handle It
Last night Jim and I went to see Dar Williams perform at The Tower Theatre here in Bend. Damn – she is amazing. If you get a chance, go see Dar. Anywhere you can. While it’s the first time I’ve seen her on stage, I get the strong impression that no matter where she performs,…
Speak & Flourish: Why you should push past public-speaking fear in service of a thriving business
(I wrote this article for Cascade Business News (a local publication in my town of Bend, Oregon), which printed this week and thought you might find it useful, too.) The last time I did a pro-bono 20-minute presentation for a networking organization, I had one person slip me their card on my way back to…