Public Speaking

Many years ago a student told me that she got sick with nerves every time she gave a presentation in my class. Her story...

An engaging visual aid adds WOW! to a presentation. Beautiful visuals can make a good presentation a great one, or an interesting speaker a...

The ability to stand in front of a group of people and give an eloquent speech is an impressive skill. The reality, however, is...

A lot of people think the hardest part of composing a speech is figuring out where to start—until they get to the end, that...

Group presentations really aren’t much different from individual speeches, but we treat them like they are. The first thing we do when assigned a...

I cannot overstate the importance of speech delivery in the overall success of a public speaker. There are two equally important skill sets for...

If you've come here to have a speech topic given to you, then you will be disappointed. I often have students drop by the...

Are the best speakers born, made, or both? The answer is (potentially) all of the above. Whether you are a natural speaker or someone...

By perfecting your speech introduction, you will increase the effectiveness of your speech by 100%. In the first twenty-seconds of your speech, you can...

At the beginning of every semester, I ask my students to think about speakers they connect to. They might be teachers, coaches, politicians, celebrities,...