Distractions! They are everywhere, and can drive us on the road to exasperation, especially when we are sitting in the audience and find that we seriously have to work at tuning both ears to what the speaker is saying. All too often, something quite unrelated comes in...
After filling out the application form, then holding my breath through the lengthy interview, I received the call. I had been chosen as one of the two impact speakers for the United Way Lower Mainland fund raising campaign. What could be better than this? Going into...
Speaking notes are an important tool when making a speech or presentation; they organize the flow of the topic, keep you on track and serve as cheat sheets for salient points such as statistics. But what to do with those cumbersome notes? Whether you are a newly...
Defining success is like nailing jelly to a tree, but success characteristics ... now that is a different story. Every New Year I think about what speaking for success will look like for me in the months ahead: the opportunities, the experiences, the people. Whether...
Never pass up the opportunity to speak encouraging words to someone for spoken encouragement is a powerful neurotransmitter and key to success. We have all met these people oozing success from every pore. They knew exactly what they wanted to do from the moment they...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is known for her style, elegant manner and communication skills. Regarded by many as an effective communicator and great conversationalist, she is remembered less for her speaking however, and more for her ability to listen well. In one of...
Is there anyone who doesn’t want to experience success? From wee ankle biters to grown adults we are always looking for support in others, for people we can trust, for people who believe in us and will be there to cheer us on the moment success lands at our doorstep....
American literary critic and scholar, Barbara Johnson once said, “Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” When we think of success characteristics and success in communication, we seldom think of patience or what patience...
Move on over Boomers, Gen X and Y'ers and the Millennials! There's a new kid in town and it plays in the back lots of a world changing at breakneck speed. Hello Generation Flux! This generation is unique. It is not defined by the usual demographics such as race,...
Did you know that there are 7 self talk sins that lead to self sabotage? Thousands of thoughts run through your mind every day, and if left unchecked, some of these thoughts can be lethal to your well- being. “Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives...
“I was always run by fear, so it wasn’t surprising that for years I hung onto many things in my life that were not working for me." Susan Jeffers PhD. Speaker &...
Bam! Pow! Sok! Attention Everyone! Stories biff up your presentation skills! As a presenter, if you have not included stories then you and the people sitting in your audience have been missing out, big time. The reasons for adding stories are endless. Stories add...