Yesterday we talked about what it takes to become a motivational speaker. You could boil it down into two words… Problem Solver. If you can identify people’s problems, give them action steps to take, and show them the results they can get, you have put together a very powerful speech. There is another popular method [...]
How To Become a Motivational Speaker

We’ve all been there. Sitting in a stadium or other large venue, listening to a speaker that captivates the crowd. Their words pierce the air, and their call to action is so powerful that hundreds or thousands of people rise to their feet, and move forward. Whether it’s a passionate preacher, a compelling leader, or [...]
Design a Better Presentation

We have all been there, the after lunch presentation that takes two hours, has 500 bullet points, and puts the most well intentioned person to sleep. Yet year after year, the standard Powerpoint snooze-fest continues. People keep filling slides with bullets in ever smaller font sizes and stand in front of everybody and read the [...]
Adding Contrast To Your Speech
In my last post, I talked about how to create and give your first speech. While primarily aimed at Toastmasters, giving their icebreaker speech, the 7 concepts apply to almost all presentations. Today I want to expand on those tenets and add a very important one… Contrast. Contrast allows us to differentiate from the good [...]
Your First Speech
Three Creative People You Should Meet

Amazing! That’s what you say when you encounter something new and exciting. Something different. Something outside the box. That is what creativity is all about. It’s discovering new things. It’s taking an existing item and tweaking it. It’s dreaming up a new idea, writing it down, and taking action to create it. It’s fun to [...]














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