Speech Smarts

Consider FTF- Face to facetime as a RSVP, to create an incredible connection and express a D&M- Deep and meaningful appreciation. You communicate humility when you...more

When you claim your place courageously, declaim your points powerfully and reclaim control of your pride, you will be a ... more

Before your audience, you can babble like a baby, preen like a teenager or present like a parent who...more

As a speaker you have to stand up and argue for what you believe, what you know and why it matters, without...more

I'm sorry” is rarely an effective way to begin a presentation, especially if you are... more

Some of your words will shine on the future and others will reflect off the past.What comes to life or is put to rest remains a mystery.Which ray of sunshine will find which blade of grass? Which idea will touch which mind?Which feeling will touch which heart? One can never...more

A clap of thunder echoes in your ears and you look to the sky.  Once blue skies and soft silvery clouds now turn dark and menacing.  A storm is ... more

As a speaker you are often a stranger to your audience and so their suspicion is natural.  Whatever kindness you are offering them, make your motives and expectations clear so their concerns can turn into ... (more)

‘Is' is essential for living.  How you see what is, reveals your wealth.  Pay attention to what you squander, save or share because what you value is ... more

Addressing a need without dressing down the needy is the essence of a charitable speaker.   Eloquent charity turns a hand out into a hand up and transforms the pitiful into the dignified.   Charity may begin at home, but it can only grow... more