Lecturing from the Lectern

Do you get lost behind a lectern? Do you use it to hide? Not anymore. Learn these empowering techniques to get off the soap box and master the lectern.

How to Chair a Meeting

Meetings are viewed as a waste of time. Running effective meetings is a skill. Learn it and you'll accomplish more in less time.

Is Now Really the Time to Hire a Professional Speaker?

Professional speakers fill a very real and critical gap, especially in the tough economic times we now face, further clouded by the advent of an unexpected war of a kind we have never before fought. The darker the future, the greater the need to instill hope in our people and to provide them with the cutting edge knowledge and tools they require to get the job done when faced with diminished manpower and other resources.

A Discussion about Facilitation Skills

Interview with Julia Apple-Smith, Manager of Employee Development at Sauer-Danfoss Ames, Iowa about Facilitation Skills.

I Love the Smell of PowerPoint in the Morning: The 5 Sensory Approach to Business Presentations

You’re in a conference room. You’re giving a PowerPoint presentation to several of your colleagues... and your boss. On a scale of 1 to 5, how sensual is this experience? And just how important is sensuality in business-related PowerPoint presentation?

Create A Better Impresion With Your Emails

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, its as true with emails as face to face contact. Here's some simple steps to making a better first impression.

Group Meetings: Being Prepared Makes a Difference

Productive group meetings depend on structure, which is the responsibility of the facilitator. Here are suggestions regarding the planning of a meeting and how to create an agenda.

Demonstrations: How to Develop Successful Demonstrations

A demonstration can serve as a very powerful instructional technique in several ways. Read this if you would like to know any of the following: How a demonstration can improve your presentation; Specific strategies behind creating a functional demonstration; How to develop an effective and productive demonstration - specific guidelines.

Polishing Your Sales Presentation

Motivational Sales Training & Personal Growth Program Wins Another Award at BookExpo America in New York - The Sound Selling Audiobook™ “A Clearer View of How to Reach Your Goals”

1,000,001 Reasons To Connect With Your Audience

The goal of public speaking is to connect with your audience. to have a conversation. When you are making eye contact with one person, when you are having a conversation with one person in the audience, the entire audience feels as if you speaking directly to them individually. Eye Contact is Mandatory

Let Me Tell You a Little Story

Instead of cold, dry, easily forgotten facts, an engaging, clever story can communicate the same message with impact, inspiration, retention, and entertainment value.

The Ten Essential Tips On Writing A Powerful And Persuasive Presentation

Giving a presentation can be a great way to build your business, influence public opinion or share information with AFSA members. It is an excellent way to stand out from the crowd and make a real difference in people's lives. What are the secrets of writing a powerful and persuasive speech for any occasion?

Presenting Your Product

We all know the expression “you only get one chance to make a first impression,” well it holds true when it comes to presenting your product to your customer.

Influencing Your Audience With Your Presentation

You spent hours working on a great presentation, catchy introduction, good structure, great call to action, but your audience fail to react. Why? Maybe it is because they are influenced by different things to you.