How to Prepare for Curveballs During Your Presentation
Sometimes, all the practice in the world can’t prepare you for the unexpected hiccups you may encounter while delivering your next presentat... »
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Speaker’s Toolkit: Habits of Highly Effective Speakers
Listen to Jim Tunney, CSP, CPAE, Joel Block, CSP, and Karl Mecklenburg, CSP, share their best Speaker Toolkit strategies for the the October... »
How to be an Effective Auctioneer
And the winner is… Perhaps this has happened to you. A client reaches out and asks if you can do just one more thing for them while yo... »
6 Tips From Richard Branson on Overcoming Pre-Speech Jitters
Want to know a secret? Even billionaires get stage fright. Just ask Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur extraordinaire. Branson’s dislike of p... »
Make art’s permed master of “happy little trees” your personal hero
Speaking in front of crowds is nerve-racking. The truth is, instead of doing a speech, most people would rather take a test they didn’t stud... »
Celebrity Speakers Series
Celebrity isn’t a vain pursuit. And it isn’t always about fame. It’s about name recognition–recognition that can lead to easier, bette... »
The 5 Most Inspiring Speeches in Sports History
Whether to rally teammates, announce a retirement decision, celebrate a victory or mourn a loss, here are five of the most inspiring and mov... »
Put an Innovative Spin on the Ordinary and Separate Yourself from the Competition
You know the drill. There are thousands of speakers with the same core purpose: motivate, educate and/or inspire. You already have the passi... »
6 Steps to Writing an Hour Speech in 48 Hours
So, you’ve got to give a presentation and you do what most people do—procrastinate. Right? I’m a professional speaker and that means I’m a p... »
The Power of the Pie: How to Build a Business Even If You’re Not an Expert
Since attending my first NSA workshop in 1995 in St. Louis, I’ve heard a common theme screaming down from the heavens. Maybe not quite the h... »
