For the past few years, I’ve had the honor of writing speeches with some of America’s greatest (American) football players. And I’ve also had the honor of being featured in a New York Times article about that work. How can that be? (you might ask), when I know almost nothing about football or, in fact, Read More
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Your Complete Guide to Making Public Speaking Notes Work for YOU
Whether you’re speaking for business or in a community setting, it helps to know the points you want to make in advance. And once you’ve done that thinking, speaking notes will help you remember what you planned to say. Lots of people have been sold on the idea that speaking without notes makes you look Read More
The Public Speaking Team of 3: Prepare, Practice, and Present
You’ve probably heard of The Rule of 3! When it comes to public speaking success, the three words that make all the difference are: PREPARE — PRACTICE — PRESENT I used to call these The 3 P’s of Perfect Presentations. And while no presentation can ever be perfect, these steps will get you as close Read More
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Speech Easy to Read (for Presenting AND Practicing!)!
If You’re Reading Your Speech, Make that Easy! Why read? Because you’re practicing a talk, and because You’ve got better things to do with your time than memorize a speech that you’ll only give once! I make that argument in Public Speaking Tip 51: If You’re Reading from Notes When You Deliver a Speech, Read with Read More
Public Speaking Tip 98: For a Successful Presentation, Get Your Attitude Together Before You Prepare Your Speech
If you’ve explored 100 Top Public Speaking Tips, you know that many of them are not about formal presentations. And while small talk… job interviews… running effective meetings… and writing killer thank you notes are all important aspects of public speaking, the day may come when you deliver a formal, stand-up, “podium” presentation. If and when that happens, you can create Read More