The 5 P’s of Powerful Speaking for a Memorable Speech
Projecting your voice is a key technique with the idea to reach the back of the auditorium without shouting. This is powerful speaking without uncomfortable volume! In public speaking clarity and tone are far more important than volume in that they imply authority, a certain gravitas and above all, confidence. “Projecting the voice does not […]
Advice for Life From a Survivor No 11: Get Rid of Irritation
There’s lots to get irritated about especially in the public speaking world. Here’s how I cope and get rid of any frustrations or anger quickly.
When 20 Minutes Means 30
So you have checked, double checked and (as I did) triple checked that your client definitely wants you to do a 20 minute speech. You have done all your preparation work, designed your talk and practiced it to ensure it gives across the desired message in the time allotted. You are ready. You arrive at […]
Advice for Life From A Survivor No 10: Ignore Self Doubt
Even as a professional public speaker there are times when nerves, self doubt or just having an off day can affect me. Here is my advice for how to overcome these problems. It does work!
Tackle the Nasty Job First
Do you find that sometimes you have a nasty, boring or unpleasant task to do and you find yourself putting it to the bottom of your pile? “I’ll just tackle these jobs first, get them out the way which will clear some time and then I’ll get on with that yucky job”. Problem is that […]
Coping with Performance Anxiety – Advice for Life From a Survivor No 8
Advice for Life from a Survivor – Don’t Waste Time!
Create a Masterpiece With Your Talk
Do you get a thrill of delight when you look at a great masterpiece? A Constable, a Canaletto, Pablo Picasso, Monet? How do they make you feel or how do they inspire your senses? Why shouldn’t our talks and speeches aspire to be something just as beautiful. I find it really helpful to visualise my […]
Transform Your Speech with a Mentor
For any aspiring professional speaker I would strongly urge you to get at least one mentor. Their advice and experience is invaluable and they can bring on an ‘OK’ talk to the levels of ‘Brilliant’. As a keynote conference speaker I actually have 3 mentors and they each serve a different purpose for me but […]
Is Your Talk Heavenly Food?
When I first decided to turn my public speaking into a profession I began, as is my wont, to research how best to do so. As I explored the subject it dawned on me there was more to being a good or great speaker than might first appear. I simply had not realised how much […]