Cultivate Gravitas for Leadership Presence Course
Gravitas is a power that comes from inner authority to express your wisest thoughts for the good of the whole group. Gravitas commands attention, respect and admiration, not because it is flashy, but...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip – 3 Techniques to Handle Hostile Audiences
(Graphic by Vector Graphics) Public speaking and presentation clients sometimes ask me how to handle hostile audiences. Frankly, I think people project more negativity onto audiences than is really...
View ArticleMeryl Streep Speaks Truth to power at 2017 Golden Globes
Meryl Streep just modeled how to use a speech platform as a bully pulpit. Watch her use her acceptance speech for a life time achievement award to speak truth to power. What a beautiful way to lead...
View ArticleListen Only to Those who Speak with Gravitas
I made a decision this morning to listen only to people who speak with gravitas. The last couple days I have been watching the news on CBS This Morning. Yesterday Samantha Powers sat with the CBS...
View ArticleHow to Think on Your Feet by Speaking from a Blank State of Mind
When asked to think on your feet, many people say there is nothing in their heads to talk about. They think they are frozen. They say they are “blank.” Worse, they judge themselves negatively, and...
View ArticleTip for Finding Stories to Make Talks and Presentations Engaging and Compelling
Here’s a valuable tip for finding stories from your life that you can use to make talks and presentations more engaging and compelling. Both professional and personal stories can be used to illustrate...
View Article6 Reasons Why You Should Tell Stories in Presentations, Leadership Messages...
Story Telling is a powerful way to open up presentations, leadership messages and meetings of all kinds. Telling the right story produces astonishing results for you as a speaker and leader. If you’re...
View ArticleBuilding Leadership Presence and Power through Embodying Gravitas
Learning to embody the physical, vocal, psychological and spiritual qualities of gravitas can help you build leadership presence and power. I coach leaders to build leadership presence and power...
View Article9 Steps to Conquer Nerves for Interviews and Communicate Authentically
In 2008, I was asked by Andrew Dlugan to write an article for his 6 Minutes Public Speaking blog about steps to help conquer nerves for interviews. Now in 2020 with so many people being laid off due to...
View ArticleDo You Suffer from Stage Fright?
Stage fright and public speaking fear are forms of suffering. We who suffer from stage fright are devastated because we know how much we have to give and our own sensitivity has turned against us. We...
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