Are you terrified of standing up to speak? Do you turn into a bore-bot as soon as all eyes are on you? You have a choice: avoid every opportunity you’re ever given to share your ideas and get noticed, or learn to be a better public speaker. Before you decide, check out this video from…
This is a guest post from Christy of The Empowered Speaker. Like us, Christy coaches speakers to be more impressive and successful. Also like us, that means she often has to endure presentations that aren’t quite up to scratch – she shares one such experience with us… One of the most important abilities you can…
The following question was asked on LinkedIn recently: “I am a speaker and I have this constant fight with event promoters who want my slides, some even say it is mandatory to provide the slides in order to speak at the event. Any tips on handling this objectionable request?” We had already been discussing “slide best…
As a guy who works with lots of big corporates, writing speeches, rehearsing speakers for big pitches and presentations, I’m forever coming up against the ‘Template Trial’. The corporate PowerPoint outline which everybody must use when creating presentations; but which creates real problems for the speaker who actually wants to use them in support of…
Seven part personal branding series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test You’re asking your audience to believe in you, your team, your company or your product every time you stand up…
Seven Part Personal Branding Series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test Choosing a niche is the first step towards developing any brand. For public speakers, a niche sets out your area…
Seven Part Personal Branding Series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test Differentiation is possibly the most important aspect of brand creation, because it is intrinsic to forming a memorable brand. If…
Seven Part Personal Branding Series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test When a new product is being developed, a lot of time and money is spent on branding – designing it…
Seven Part Personal Branding Series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test You’ve probably heard of ‘coat-tail marketing’. In the blogging world, it’s the idea of associating your small blog with a…