How Well Do You Speak?

The ability to speak well can enhance your career, clinch a sale, sell a point of view and increase your business productivity. 1.The most important objective of any speaker is to appear credible a...

Conquer Presentation Anxiety: Olympic Athletes Show Us How

Whether going for the gold or giving a presentation, the beast of performance anxiety rears its ugly head. Your hands are clammy, your knees wobbly and your heart is pounding. You’ve developed a shortness of breath and your breakfast is staging an uprising. The pressure is on, and you want to succeed and perform at the top of your game. Olympic Athletes do three things to build their confidence and tame the beast. They are mentally tough; they concentrate so deeply that they go “into the zone”; and they visualize success.

10 Tips for Better -- and Less Scary! -- Public Speaking

The fear of public speaking is often discussed and probably overrated. Try these simple steps to sharpen your speaking skills and to reduce the nervousness you experience before speaking.

No More Stagefright - Have Fun Speaking!

7 Tips that calm and center you before your presentation:

Ten Fatal Flaws Frequently Found from the Podium

1. No clear purpose for the presentation. What is the point and focus of the speech? 2. Not starting and stopping on time. Be flexible and be able to cut the talk short if asked. Be in control. 3. ...

You're Making Me Nervous

Don't let nerves get the better of you when you have to speak in public

Are You Talking the Talk?

Even seasoned speakers like Hillary Clinton need to learn a thing or two. What about you?

How VALUABLE is Your Speaking Topic?

Most speakers think they are giving great value to the audience. How can you make sure this is true? This article will give you some tips on making sure vlaue is a part of your delivery.

Speaking for FUN and PROFIT

Many speakers gain profits from selling items at the back of the room (BOR). Others make money from getting paid speaking engagements. This article will give you some tips on how to get those engagements and get you sales.

How to Get Paid to Speak

Speaking for free is easy, getting paid is another story. This article discusses how to get paid for speaking engagements.

How to Become a More Persuasive Speaker: A Systems Approach

This article provides an outline of the Tracy Presentation Skills S3P3 System for planning, practicing and presenting. The objective of the article is to show both the importance of persuasive speaking for career success and an easy-to-learn method to become a persuasive speaker.

Fear!

Are your public speaking abilities holding you back? Your ideas deserve the best presentation skills possible. overcoming your fear of public speaking will dramatically improve your ability to convey your message!

Shortcuts to Eloquence

This article describes four shortcut techniques which will enable even the novice to appear to be both a polished and experienced public speaker.

How to Get Started In Public Speaking

Public speaking is among the five most feared activities human beings encounter. The majority of us fear it worse than anything else. Yet, the mastery of public speaking is an important tool in our business skill set.

Public Speaking Tips: Lessons From Former US President Ronald Reagan

Public speaking tips - you can learn a lot from analysing the speeches of others. Ronald Reagan was known as 'The Great Communicator'. This article explains in an easy step-by-step way what Reagan did to become such an accomplished presenter and how you can apply this to your business presentations.