I recently met the head of sales for a publicly traded company who manages thousands of employees and had reached the top of his field. He wanted to know how to improve his public speaking skills.

If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to do three things: 1) become a great conversationalist; 2) write clearly and succinctly; and 3) present well – to groups of two or 200. Public ...

When William Shakespeare declared that "All the world's a stage," he could have been talking about business in the 21st century. In a world where electronic communications are ubiquitous, the art of ...

“Alright, Mike. You go on stage in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1. Go for it!” says the stagehand at DesignThinkers, a major graphic design conference in Toronto, Canada. I walk out on stage, waving to a dark sea ...

Yesterday, I shared the first five of my Top 10 Tips for Giving Great Presentations. Today's post continues with the second half of the list: Simplify your presentation: No matter how technical your ...

Most people are more afraid of public speaking than of death itself. In fact, research shows that public speaking is in fact one of the most common forms of social anxiety. Regardless of your reason ...

A great presentation is like a gourmet meal. It requires quality ingredients, lots of planning, and careful preparation. But if you’ve never made Boeuf Bourguignon or whipped up a fluffy soufflé, ...

Nonprofit officials are so focused on educating the public that they frequently resort to boring, data-saturated presentations that fail to connect with their audiences emotionally, according to a Los ...

I've heard a ton of people give advice about presentations, and most of it, in my humble opinion, is bad advice. Tips such as "gesture with your hands" are not bad tips, per se, but they aren't geared ...