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How to Use Hand Gestures During A Speech

How to Use Hand Gestures During A Speech

No one is born a skilled speaker, and not everyone born is meant to be good at public speaking. The skills that forge talented speakers are learned, like hand positions and gestures. What does this mean for you? It means that everyone has the chance to develop these...

14 Fast Ways For How to Calm Down Before a Presentation

14 Fast Ways For How to Calm Down Before a Presentation

Are pre-presentation jitters making you feel frazzled? Does the thought of giving a speech in front of an audience make you anxious? If you’re like the majority of the population, the answer is probably yes. In fact, public speaking is one of the #1 fears of most...

How to Prepare for a Speech in 5 Simple Steps

How to Prepare for a Speech in 5 Simple Steps

Want to know how to prepare for a speech?  First, you need to understand that the ONE thing most successful speeches have in common is this: The best speeches seem effortless. That is, most impactful speeches are often those that seem like they weren’t prepared...

Coaching for Speakers: Worth it or a Waste of Time?

Coaching for Speakers: Worth it or a Waste of Time?

Do you need coaching for speakers? Is it necessary for you? These are the wrong questions to be asking. Let me pose this question for you instead: is there any skill, ability, craft, or pursuit in which someone reaches great levels by themselves? I'm not talking about...

How to Become a Speechwriter: 7 Degree-Less Steps

How to Become a Speechwriter: 7 Degree-Less Steps

Some of the most impactful moments of history and even movies, can be linked back to a speech given. The ones that give the listener goosebumps, that they still contemplate and discuss and reference years and years later. It may make some of you stop and decide to...

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