Mark Twain once said, “There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.” I believe that pretty much everyone gets stage fright to some degree. Now, having said that, I can tell you that there…
What happens to you when it’s your turn to speak in public? Do your hands shake? Does your pulse race? Does your blood pressure rise? For most of us the answers to these and other physical manifestations would be a…
Many of us have heard that the word FEAR is really nothing more than an acronym for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Many motivational speakers and personal development-types use this definition to remind us that the things we fear the most…
Masterful speakers get to the point where they never need notes or slides to get them through. Anyone can get to this point. All you need to do is go through your content until your content comes through you. Spend…
Here’s a challenge…for just one day, pay special attention to the things that happen all around you and find one normal event from which you can draw a lesson. Then turn that event into a story that you can use…
The Certified Speaking Professional designation, established in 1980, is the speaking industry’s international measure of professional platform skill. The CSP designation is conferred by the National Speakers Association (NSA) only on those speakers who have earned it by meeting strict qualifying criteria. Only about 12% of the top professional speakers around the world hold this distinction.
