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I can’t believe I forgot to blog about this! Shame on me for not following my own advice. Okay, here’s the announcement: This month I’m doing a four-part Webinar series on Public Speaking Skills, every Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  Yes, I am... Read More →

OK, so I’m not serious about the card tricks because god knows I couldn’t do them.  But I wanted to follow-up on my last post about introducing yourself to your audience to get a better connection – to show you how it works in action. A few weeks ago at our... Read More →

I’ve probably addressed this before, but it bears saying again.  And again.  And again. If you want to start off on the right foot with your audience and control that first impression before you ever speak, introduce yourself.  Instead of staying in the back of the room, or... Read More →

Last week I had the misfortune of attending a “lecture” on the Eichmann Trial, in Palm Desert. I don’t remember who put it on and I’m not going to mention the speakers by name because I don’t want to embarrass them.  At least two were sweet older... Read More →

I love Vital Speeches of the Day, one of the few blogs I read on a semi-regular basis. I just came across this very short post “How long should you practice your speech” and I recommend it for everyone. I get this question at every public speaking training program I... Read More →

Yesterday I presented a webinar called “Power Point is Evil: but if you’re going to use it, use it well” for LexBlog’s clients as part of their free resource Webinars provided to their clients. The recorded version of this Webinar, and resource handouts,... Read More →

Tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, don’t miss my free webinar “PowerPoint is Evil: But If You’re Going to Use it, Use it Well” for LexBlog.   Read More →

Today when I was reading Entrepreneur Magazine, I came across this word listed under their Jargon column: Meanderthal: a person who has great difficulty expressing themselves succinctly, often giving long, unfocused presentations. It got a great laugh out of me! I LOVE it!... Read More →

Thursday, July 14 at 7 a.m., I will be interviewed by Cindy Rakowitz, a radio host at VoiceAmerica Talk Radio. The topics we will discuss include public speaking, how to organize a presentation, the importance of good introductions and much more. Ms. Rakowitz has been a talk show... Read More →

It’s funny; for years requests for my public speaking presentations focused on skills – organization and delivery primarily.  Yet since the beginning of this year I have been asked multiple times to give presentations focused on Public Speaking for Business... Read More →