Public Speaking

If you suffer from a fear of public speaking, you are definitely not alone. In fact, fear of public speaking often lands in the top five of the biggest fears that humans have. In some surveys, it even lands in the number one slot, with death coming in at a...

New presenters have one thing in common: they don’t want to come across as new. They want to stand in front of that audience and look like an authority figure. If you are new to public speaking but want to come across as a seasoned pro, there are some common...

Like so many precious jewels, good advice can also come in small packages. A growing number of public speaking specialists are turning to the social media site Twitter to offer nuggets of knowledge that can help aspiring orators. In just 140 characters, they tell us valuable things to make our...

The goal of any public speaker is to engage and inform their audience; to deliver a message that inspires and causes real change. In the same way, life itself can be one of the greatest instructors, offering lessons that help public speakers become great. If your goal is to become...

Selling is an art, and to be successful at it, you’ve got to be confident in yourself and your product or service. Since public speaking is essentially selling, it’s important for speakers to confidently articulate the value of their offer. But nerves can throw a definite wrench into getting your...

If you were to list some of the qualities of an entrepreneur you’d probably say courageous, intelligent, risk-taker, and committed, to name a few. But you would certainly have to include busy on that list. Today’s entrepreneurs have more on their plate than ever before. They’ve got to raise capital,...

It is a proven fact that people like to feel good about themselves. They usually do this by surrounding themselves with people who are obviously inferior to them. This is why you will always see an awkward, lesser attractive girl hanging out with a gaggle of pretty girls. Since the...

In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, author Susan Cain offers considerable insight into how introverts think and go about their work life, including the challenges they face when making speeches and other public presentations. She also gives us a key to a solution....