Part 1: Designing Virtual Classes Your Students Will Rave About!

Technology gives us all kinds of wonderful tools to enhance virtual classes for solo entrepreneurs. But while the bells and whistles might abound, what is it that REALLY makes for a great virtual learning experience?

Teleseminar Basics

Teleseminars is basically the same as teleconferencing. For those who are unfamiliar with either term, teleseminars or teleconferencing involve a telephone call among a group of people who usually all phone the same telephone number to be connected to each other.

Teleseminar Magic - 5 Powerful Ways to Hold Your Audience Spellbound

Great teleseminars can be really magical… loads of people on the line, a definite feeling of excitement before the call formally begins and when the call actually gets started, there is a sense of energy that carries the call effortlessly along to the end. So exactly how do you weave this magic into your teleseminars? It's simple really. Just remember to include these five magical elements in each and every teleseminar you host.

The Wrong Way To Go

We don't know if Ian Coburn's future as a successful writer and comic was fostered by the desperate desire to avoid babysitting for the rest of his life, or if it was just one of those occupational thunderbolts from the sky, but watching that one comedy act at the age of fifteen certainly must have made an impression - and we're glad!

How To Create An Information Products Empire From Your Teleseminars

Many coaches, consultants and other service business owners know that teaching teleseminars brings a lot of rewards to them and to their business. Their teleseminars bring in more clients, promote their expertise and help them differentiate themselves from others in their field.

How to Give a Speech Without Dying

Two of the top fears of most people are dying and giving a speech. In fact, there is so much fear of public speaking, you might think that people regularly die while giving speeches. Fortunately, that is not the case. Here are some tips that will help you overcome your fears and give a great speech.

What Makes A Great Presenter?

What are the characteristics of a great presenter? Discussions with hundreds of audience members has resulted in this guide to what they want from public speakers. This article shows you how you can move from good to great as a public speaker or presenter.

How to Prepare your Mind/Body to Give Great Speeches

Sure you have catecholamines – all speakers do. (including Sir Winston Churchill and Presidents Kennedy, Carter, and Reagan.) Those are the chemicals that make you sweat, make your heart beat fast...

Speaking Body Language

I observed an almost surreal event when I was a business student. At the front of the classroom, an entrepreneur was practicing a pitch he would make later to venture capital firms. Specifically, he ...

Getting Results from Your Writing & Speaking

When we communicate, we usually want something to happen. We want results. And, when we’re conscious of results, we’re seeking effective communication. To put it another way, the effectiveness of co...

Directing Voiceovers: Don't Be, Do!

Directing a voice-over talent you've hired to read a spot for, say, dog food is pretty much the same as directing a great actor in a scene in a major film production. Well, almost the same. Go with me here.

The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Speakers

Successful speakers do not do all the right things all the time. They often take risks and risk bombing. But all top speakers take daily action, to move towards their goals with many adjustments. Her...

20 Tips to Becoming a Professional Speaker: How to be a Rising Star

Here are 20 ideas to help you on your way to becoming a professional speaker.

Get Real

Humans are born storytellers, but our education system doesn’t help us develop these natural talents that we all have. Instead, society increasingly homogenizes us, covering up the things that make us unique. The media, too, bombards us with messages that encourage us to emulate the celebrity of the week, or to try the latest fad.

Take The Fear Out Of Public Speaking

Public speaking can be a terrifying experience, and few have the training and confidence required to overcome the symptoms of fear. The following tips will redirect your tension and nervousness into useful and productive energy the way actors do, so that you turn your fear into the joy of speaking and connecting with an audience.