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Your Unique Speaking Style
Public speaking is an art form. And just like no two people sing or write or dance or paint alike, no one communicate...
The Public Speaking System, Part 3: The Message
A speech isn't an isolated thing. It's part of a large system with many moving parts. In this post, we cover three sp...
The Simple Question That Can Elevate Your Content
It might seem presumptuous to say that four words can elevate your presentation content, but I believe they can. Thes...
Knowing the Needs of Your Audience
It’s presentation day. You’ve spent weeks researching and writing. You’ve logged nearly countless hours revising and ...
Making Your Information More Effective
After a presentation, most people will forget about 40% of what they learned within 20 minutes. As a presenter, you a...
How to Organize Your Presentation
Down the street from where I live, a new home is being built. My girls and I have enjoyed watching it go up from the ...
How to Edit Your Presentation Content More Thoughtfully
You can’t have a great presentation without great preparation. Your success as a speaker directly correlates to the w...
For Better Content, Let It Simmer
There’s a crucial step I use for every presentation and speech I ever give. I call it “the simmer.” In cooking, this ...
Developing Strong Content
A few years ago, my daughter Eleanor decided to participate in our county’s 4-H speech contest. I teach and write abo...
Balancing Your Content: Using Logos & Pathos
If you are wondering how to build strong content for your presentation, you might think back to the popular children’...
Why Every Presenter Should Obsess Over Their Content
In July of 2009 in Oxford, England, Daniel Pink opened his TED talk called “The Puzzle of Motivation” with a confessi...