Would you like to connect deeper with your audience every time you present?

Here’s the problem: Most speakers will spend hours and hours preparing their presentation and rarely take the time to prepare their mindset just before they step in front of an audience. This is true whether it is a formal presentation, a one-on-one sales call, or even an interview.

It can be even worse!Have you ever given a presentation where you just didn’t feel connected? Many speakers...

You have been aked to present.

Oh no…where do you start?

Here are several questions that will help you prepare:

Does the presentation fall within the scope set for the speech?

Is it too long – have you fallen into the trap of trying to tell your audience everything you know, regardless?

Will you have enough time to fit all the content in?

If not and the time ix fixed, trim some of the content:

• go for an overview instead of...

When it comes to public speaking, most people shun away almost instantly, whether it is small audiences in meeting rooms, to parties and public occasions. My congratulations to you who decided to face your fear and leap at success, but understand that getting on stage is just the first step. After that, you need to learn the ropes of good speech; the secret techniques expert speakers exploit to charm their audience.

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Do you see yourself as a good motivator? Do you like to lift people's spirits? Do you have a knack for inspiring people by just giving really great advice? If you answered yes to most of these questions, you might consider a career in motivational speaking.

There is something venerable about being a motivational speaker. It signifies mastery over adversity. Being a motivational speaker you should possess a certain amount of wisdom and understanding in the process of...

They say that man’s greatest fear is public speaking and that his second greatest fear is dying.  According to Jerry Seinfield that means that most people at a funeral would rather be in the coffin than give the eulogy.

To my knowledge no one has died from public speaking.  Your hands may sweat, your voice may quiver, your heart may be pounding in your cheeks, and, you may have vomited before going on stage; but rest assured, public speaking will not kill...

Fortunately, almost anybody can be a motivational speaker.All you need is the genuine desire to help motivate people and an awareness of how the industry works. With decent speaking skills and the knowledge on how to choose your market and how to promote yourself, you too can be a successful motivational speaker in an instant.

Desire and knowledge to share are the first thing you need. If you have a passion for speaking in public, and a desire to help a lot of people while...

Do you have a squeaky high pitched voice that you want to get rid of? Do you hate the way you sound when you listen to your own voice on tapes, radio or computer? If yes, then you should be looking for ways on how to make your voice deeper . A deep strong and sexy voice has proven to be loved more, and women like men with a deep voice tone.

Though deepening your voice can offer so many good things on someone's life, you should only do this if you really thing that your...

Failed introductions will often result in setting the tone for a disappointing speech and its very difficult to recover from. Speeches will flow naturally if introductions are pleasantly established. The audience will be ready to give their full attention to what is ahead.

The primary goals of making an introduction are to introduce yourself, your topic, and take hold of the audience's curiosity and concentration.

It is very important to start things off positively....

There are so many methods you can use to get a deeper voice tone . These methods depend whether you want to gradually transform that deep voice into your normal voice, or if you just want to get the deep voice for a given period of time. In most cases people who want to deepen their voice, want to get a deep voice permanently. This is even truer if you have a high pitched squeaky voice that is disturbing your total enjoyment of life, and greatly reducing your self confidence.

My last article dealt with video-recording yourself when you practice your presentation or speech.  While I value the lessons learned by video-recording yourself in practicing, don’t stop with your rehearsals.  The next step is to record your live presentation or speech.  How you deliver in front of a live audience will be a bit different than your delivery in practice; and, both situations need to be studied.

By recording the actual presentation, you will be...