I am often invited to speak to Rotary clubs around Seattle, and last Thursday I spoke to the Magnolia Rotary Club. It was a beautiful sunny day at the Seattle Yaht club and I think I was able to really help the members understand how to change the way they speak to their audience in […]
The Question was: Given a choice, who would you like ot be Buggs Bunny or Popeye?” As I listened to the question, I was fludded by anxiety, which happens often when I am doing impromptu speaking, but I have found that it is not about not having butterflies in your stomach, its having them fly […]
For my next speech, I have been working on the best description of what I call the Curse of Fear–the emotion that makes us loose our head and with it our power to speak well. I stumbled on the blog by Sims Wyeth (www.simswyeth.com). I really like how he explains the Fear of Public Speaking. […]
Performed earlier this year, here is a presentation of SPEAK with Power–Get Results. Filmed in front of Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, this presentation focuses on what business leaders need to do in order to speak with power.
I have recorded one of my recent workshops on how to impress your interviewers and get a job by using 5 key features of SPEAKing with Power–telling a Story with a Purpose that Engages the Audience in order to share your Knowledge. Take a listen: Speak with Power Get a Job Audio Enjoy!
Here is my latest public speaking competition speech–Light Up Your Flame. http://youtu.be/pnLreBGrqcg This was a 150 person crowd of Toastmasters for the Western Washington competition. While I did not win, I learned a lot in the process and will continue to sharpen my craft. Please watch and let me know what you think. And if […]
Larisa was sitting at the kitchen table, her eyes filled with tears of frustration. Six months before, she was laid off from her position as a Senior Project Manager at a large insurance company where she worked for more than 20 years and now she was holding her fifth rejection letter after yet another final […]
People often ask me: “How do I speak with power?” The answer, I have found, is very simple: To speak with power you have to tell a good Story with a clear Purpose that that creates Engagement in the hearts and minds of the assembled Audience in order to share your Knowledge. 5 key elements […]
