The first few seconds of your presentation either capture the audience’s attention or make it drift away.
Beginning your talk by saying, “Let me tell you a bit about myself” and then restate your name, your …

by Aileen Pincus
When someone makes the difficult look easy, we tend to label him or her “a natural.” President Barack Obama is no exception.
His ability to move people through soaring rhetoric and appealing rhythms of …

You’re making a good career move if you’re looking to improve public speaking. One of the best skills you can have is to be able to get in front of a group of people and …

by Heather A. Hansen
Have you ever been really excited about going to a conference just to be unpleasantly surprised by the quality of the speakers? There are some really high caliber speakers in the world, …

by Heather A. Hansen
The key to a powerful presentation is to connect with members of your audience individually. This “human element” is what makes the difference between an average presentation with some good information, and …

by Shaun Parker
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.”
When Sir George Jessel uttered these words, he touched not only on a …

by Gilda Bonanno
In a presentation skills program a few weeks ago, someone asked me, “Gilda, how do I introduce myself at the start of my presentation to warm up the audience and establish credibility?” Contrary …

by Bob Sommers
Public speaking is an excellent way to position yourself as the expert in your field. It’s also a great way to show your audience that you’re likable, caring and funny. The focus of …

by Jim Bain
At one time or another we’ve all seen and listened, painfully, to a speech given by a robot, that is a human who resembled a robot. Their body posture was stiff and rigid …

by Nancy Daniels
Dynamic speakers move and audiences do not. Less than dynamic speakers tend to stand, riveted to one spot which means that their audiences are moving. When that happens, you have lost them.
We tend …