How to Rehearse a Big Speech: 5 Best Practices

Presentation Training and Public Speaking Coaching

If you have a big speech coming up, it’s incumbent on you to rehearse and rehearse well. Whether it’s a keynote at a major conference, a critical presentation to your board of directors, or a major speech to the public, the stakes are high and you need to get it right. These are five best … Read more

The Only Real Way to Get Better At Speaking, and the 4-to-1 Rule

If you want to become a better speaker, there is a wealth of information available. Today we have access to countless apps, blogs, video courses and scientific papers. Many of these resources are great. They have useful information and they help us understand how to improve our desired skillset. But when it comes to speaking … Read more

The Cycle of Mediocrity and Failure That Keeps People Down

People that struggle with various challenges in their lives–relationships, fitness, careers, social skills, money management, dating–often exhibit the same pattern of effort and failure. Our efforts to break out of a rut and create a new pattern are foiled by our own mistakes. Once you start looking, you can see this cycle everywhere: Stage 1: Over time, … Read more

Why So Many Public Speaking and Communication Trainings Fail

Companies spend a lot of money on training. They often fail to get any lasting results from it. As someone who has been involved in coaching and skills training for years now (both as a student and a coach), I know what works and what doesn’t. There are two major things that are needed for any … Read more