Articles to Improve Your Skills
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Body Language Doesn’t Lie
The Truth About Body Language When people tell us about their fear of public speaking, we find that what they’re most worried about is giving a bad public speaking performance. They worry about messing up their words, about forgetting what they want to say, or making some other mistake. If you’re one of these people,…
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5 Bad Presentation Habits [Infographic]
Are You Guilty of These Bad Presentation Habits? What makes a bad presentation…well, bad? You’ve heard the saying “There are no small parts, only small actors?” It’s pretty much the same for public speaking: There are no bad presentations, only bad presenters. You can win over any audience talking about any subject when you know…
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Bring Personality To Your Presentation Through Vocal Expression
Your Presentations Need More Vocal Expression A lot of presentations are boring, aren’t they? I know I’ve sat through my fair share of really, REALLY bad presentations. The ones where the speaker droned on far too long, his voice so monotone and flat that I had a hard time staying awake, much less hold interest…
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Keep Your Energy Going (And Your Audience Interested)
Create Exciting Presentations That Stay Exciting One of the most challenging things about public speaking is maintaining audience engagement. We’ve talked about audience engagement before, and there are a lot of things you can do to make your presentation fun and enjoyable for the people listening. But how do you make it a fun experience for…
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How To Open A Presentation To Grab Your Audience Right From the Start
Create A Strong Opening Statement One of the best speakers I ever heard was a guy who started with such a touching and inspiring story of how he overcame personal tragedy. As I listened, I couldn’t help but think: If this guy can come from the depths of despair to build a successful business and…
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Why Memorizing Your Speech is Bad
Memorizing Speeches is a Big No-No When we emphasize the importance of practicing to attendees of our Presentation Skills Training workshops, we hear the same question come up over and over: “What’s the best way to memorize my speech?” And our answer never changes: “You don’t.”