Do you need to speak slower when you are in front of an audience? That’s the question that I am sometimes asked so let’s have a chat about it today, shall we?

A few years ago, I was participating in online dating and I went on a date with a guy who spoke really slowly. So slowly that after about five minutes on the date I was desperate to get away... READ MORE

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Are you through a person that continually wants to improve at whatever it is that you do, speaking being one of those things? If so, then I’m going to share a little step by step process you can use to regularly improve your public speaking... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Have you been asked to speak on a panel? I know some people love speaking on panels and they like that group aspect to it. Others, like me, prefer to have a more conventional speaking format and just speak on my own to the entire audience.

There are different reasons why we like one or the other. Typically, if you’re on a panel there are a few different things to look out for... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Do you have a deadline for improving your speaking? I have a few tips for you coming up if you’re under a bit of pressure to improve your communication in your public speaking.

What we’re going to talk about today are some of the areas that you may want to look into if you are under pressure to improve your communication ready for a big moment, a big event, or a high-stakes meeting or high-stakes conference... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Are you adding the human touch to your speeches?

Now, we all know that the robots are here. There’re here and there are going to be more of them coming, but you don’t need to be one. What do I mean by that? Well, one of the things that makes us as speakers different than perhaps using Siri or Alexa is... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Are you the world’s pre-eminent expert on widgets and you have a speaking opportunity coming up and you want to share everything you know? EVERYTHING!

Well in today’s video podcast I want to share why that may not be the best thing for your audience... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

How do you make your talks more engaging and more interactive? That’s what we’re going to look at today.

If you have a formal topic and you're finding it hard to plan in some interactive activities, what’s an easy way that you can use to get people involved throughout?... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Are you struggling a bit with your public speaking?

You are struggling with your public speaking.

What’s the difference between those two? Well, in the first situation, of course, I asked. And in the second situation I told. We’re going to look today at the difference between asking and telling your audience and the impact that this has upon them... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

When you stand up to do a bit of public speaking, do you ever feel like “oh, I don’t have the confidence to do this… I’m not good enough… I shouldn’t be here…”.

Well, today I want to share a tip with you, a little hack if you like, that will hopefully diminish and reduce those feelings of lack of confidence. So if you bear with me for just a moment I’m going to share that hack with you... READ MORE.

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

When you create a speech or write presentation, do you know what the purpose of it is and you know which of the five categories of speech that it falls into? That’s what I get to discuss today... READ MORE.

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.