How to Grab Your Audience Attention when Public Speaking

You need to grab the attention of your audience right from the start when speaking in public. This article provides some simple strategies to always gain audience attention.

Improving as a Public Speaker: How Do You Start?

The greatest fear among most people is the fear of public speaking. Even Cicero, a Roman considered the best public speaker of all time, use to cite it as the thing he was most afraid of. So how do you go about becoming a good speaker if you’ve never done it before?

When You're NOT Laughing All the Way to the Bank

Did you give up your day job to go into professional speaking? Are you white-knuckling it to keep the office open? Read this to see what you can do to get more than applause!

When Speakers' Bureaus Don't Call

Have you systematized the booking process? What do you do to get your telephone to ring? Do you have web traffic to your site inviting you to speak? Read on to see what you can do to attract speaking engagements!

The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Representation for Securing Paid Speaking Engagements

Get the answers from someone who has been booking speakers since 1982!

7 Powerful Tips To Overcome Stage Fright And Instantly Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

Learn how to turn your stage fright into a feeling of balance that will allow you to speak in public and feel comfortable while doing it.

Advice for Speakers and Presenters: 7 Ways to Turn a Free Gig Into a Financial Windfall

You’ve been asked to speak for an audience. However, the event organizer or meeting planner tells you they can’t pay you. Your heart sinks knowing that speaking for free will cost you in the long run. Although a free gig can eat into your bottom line, you don’t need to refuse it altogether. Here are some tips for ensuring that you rake in the cash even if you’re speaking for free.

Ten Speech Tips for Writing Powerful and Persuasive Presentation

Tips from a professional speaker on how to overcome nerves and fears and make your next speech or presentation a success.

Speech Tips - Ten Things to Remember When Accepting an Award

The joy of accepting an award can often be accompanied by the fear of speaking in public. Follow these tips from professioanl speaker and award winning broadcaster Thomas Murrell to improve your public speaking when accepting an award.

Giving Presentations: Public Speaking Secrets in a Nutshell

Public speaking fears are common. Three easy techniques make presentations more successful.

Opening Your Speech

The mission of your opening is to 1. Grab their interest; 2. Establish rapport; 3. Introduce your topic. Here are 10 techniques you can use to launch your successful speech.

Analyzing Your Audience and Assessing Comprehension Through Feedback

This article explains how to analyze the feedback your audience is giving in order to determine your progress towards an objective. Also in this article, how to ask and answer audience questions more effectively.

Speak to Be Heard and Understood

This article explains good speaking techniques and addresses eye contact and use of voice to promote clarity, retention and audience involvment.

Let Your Products Sell Your Name: For Public Speakers

Advice on using your products to promote your business.

How to Polish Your Speaking Skills: It's Time for T.I.P.S.

When requested to write an article about public speaking tips, I experienced an epiphany, of sorts. Now there’s a word I’ve never written, let alone spoken! Many people will do just about anything to avoid public speaking. Or, you may have said “Who’s got the time?” or “That’s not good use of my time.” Therein lies the epiphany; it’s all about time!