One of the best ways to become a better public speaker is to compose a speech for someone else! Speech writing can be difficult. The process of writing for someone else gives you the chance to hone your skills and highlight what you need to include in your own speeches.
Here are my top five tips when writing a speech for someone else.
Read MoreGiving your first public speech is no easy feat. Fear of speaking in public (glossophobia) afflicts millions of people worldwide. In many professions having a certain amount of public speaking is expected.
Here are a few tips that will help you give your first public speech and ace it!
Read MoreI’ve coached and trained hundreds of speakers over the last two years and seen hundreds more speak in businesses, clubs and conferences. I’m often asked for my top tips to become a better speaker so here are the top 3 mistakes speakers make – and how you can avoid them.
Read MoreOur job as speakers and presenters, is to help people see truths that they have otherwise overlooked – or show them something from a different angle, share a different perspective that leaves the audience enlightened, educated and inspired
Read MoreWhether we like it or loath it – for those who can – working from home is here to stay.
Read MorePublic speaking can be particularly difficult for introverts, who often hate to be the centre of attention, but there are many ways that an introvert can be just as successful at Public Speaking as an extrovert. In fact, many of the professional speakers I know are actually introverts!
Read MoreNo other skill will help you advance in your career, champion your cause, elevate your social standing or grow your business more than public speaking. Here are three things you can start doing that will help you grow your business every time you speak – online and live in the room.
Read MoreLaughter might be the best medicine, but like all medicines, when taken at the wrong time or in the wrong dose – it can be fatal. As a speaker there is nothing quite so painful as an attempt at humour that goes down like a lead balloon.
Read MoreThere has never been a better time to launch your motivational speaking business or start speaking and running events online to promote your coaching, training or consulting business. The world is changing so much, so quickly, people are looking for guidance and the stakes are so high they are willing to pay for your expertise.
Read MoreYou can speak faster than your audience can listen. So slow down. If your speaking feels a little slow to you, it is probably just right for your audience.
Read MoreIn early March, the Gallant hoisted its sails and cast off from Columbia – its hold full of goods bounds for Europe. Cocoa beans that would be turned into chocolate, coffee beans destined for England. 7500 miles later, at the end of May the Gallant docked in England and her cargo was unloaded. Not an unusual story perhaps – certainly one that had been played out hundreds of times before. What is unusual about the Gallant, however, is that she sailed not in the 1820 but in the 2020s. This is the story of Falmouth’s Yallah Coffee and their new line of carbon-neutral fresh ground coffee that is shipped under sail.
Read MoreWhen we change our perception – through training or experience – the things that used to scare us don’t scare us any more.
Read MoreI’m not ashamed to admit I’ve quite enjoyed the peace and quiet of lockdown where we live in the Cotswolds. My house looks out across a river and countryside – and I’ve noticed a lot more wildlife recently. There are Swans, Ducks and Moorhens in the river along with their babies – colourful songbirds perch in the trees along the riverbanks and majestic birds of prey circle lazily on the thermals rising from the warm earth. Red Kites, Hawks and Buzzards own the skies – dwarfed only by the Herons that look like escapees from Jurassic Park as they fly in the distance.
Read MorePublic Speaking and Presenting made easy is an online show and podcast. It is full of tools, tips, techniques and advice in bite-sized chunks that will help you stand up and speak with confidence - every time!
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