Gutsy Presenter

It's time to discuss the corporate world's F-word: feelings. Jennifer and Scott explore the topic of emotion in speaking including how people who struggle with coming across as analytical and flat can foster more expression.

Most presentations are forgettable because they are safely within the norm. Jennifer and Scott discuss how to take risks as a presenter so that you stand out without getting fired.

Managing time can be a perplexing presentation challenge. Jennifer and Scott discuss how to address common time-related issues like starting on time, ending on time, and having your time allotment cut short at the last minute.

The volume of our voice affects our presence and the ease with which our listeners receive our ideas. Jennifer and Scott discuss volume in both virtual and in-person situations, using a microphone and raising your volume without hurting your voice.

Your posture is central to exuding a strong presence when you speak. Jennifer and Scott talk about posture, what makes for good posture, what it means to be "grounded", and share various ideas for building a good posture habit.

As professionals, we're told to be armed with a canned, sell-yourself script. Jennifer and Scott reveal two options to the traditional elevator pitch, options that will have you standing out from the crowd.

Jennifer and Scott discuss the often overlooked and undetected problem of mumbling, it's causes and how to enhance vocal articulation.

Jennifer and Scott talk about what it means to uptalk, how uptalking erodes a speaker's credibility and what to do to overcome this common habit.

Jennifer and Scott discuss the frustrating habit (for both speaker and listener) of speaking too quickly including what to do and how to think in order to break the habit.

Jennifer and Scott discuss why filler sounds and words happen, how they hurt our impact, and what to do to overcome this bad speaking habit.