Fearless Presentations

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Want to eliminate public speaking fear and become a more poised and confident presenter and speaker? Fearless Presentations is the answer. This podcast is based on our famous two-day presentation skills class offered in cities all over the world. Each week, we offer free public speaking tips that help you develop the skill to present with poise when you deliver presentations. This is the fastest, easiest way to eliminate public speaking fear.

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7 Professional Ways to End Your Speech

Apr 15 2024 23 mins

This week, we're continuing our series on how to design presentations that are more engaging for your audience. When your audience enjoys your speeches, they will give you positive feedback, which will boost your confidence.A couple of episodes ago, I showed you a few fun ways to start a speech. Last week, I showed you a simple way to design a speech so you don't have to

A Simple Way to Design a Presentation So You Are Less Nervous Presenting

Apr 01 2024 22 mins

Last week, we started a new series on how to design presentations that are more engaging for your audience. When your audience enjoys your speeches, they will give you positive feedback, which will boost your confidence.Last week,, we covered seven ways to start your speech. Today, we'll cover a simple three-step process for designing a great presentation. When we teach presen

A Few Ways to Start a Presentation (Presentation Starters) to Win Over a Tough Audience

Mar 25 2024 31 mins

This week we're starting a new series on how to design presentations that are more engaging for your audience. When your audience enjoys your speeches, they will give you positive feedback. When that happens, you confidence will go up.In this session, we'll cover a few different ways to start a presentation effectively. What most presenters find is that once they say the

Tips for Hybrid Workshops (Both In-Person and Virtual Attendees)

Oct 09 2023 25 mins

Last week, I recovered a few tips for better virtual training sessions where your entire group is participating through Zoom or Teams. This week, though, I'm covering tips to help you lead better hybrid training sessions. These are sessions where some of your team is sitting in a room with you while you teach, and others are participating virtually.This type of workshop delive

Best Practices and Tips for Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Oct 02 2023 33 mins

The last few weeks I've been traveling around delivering a series of in-person training sessions all over the world. And I noticed that when I'm delivering this training in major urban areas like Washington DC, Chicago, New York, and the like, inevitably, my client will turn on a Teams meeting or Zoom meeting as I'm setting up. In many of these cities, coming into th

Nothing Gets Sold Until the Story Is Told with Steve Multer

Sep 25 2023 25 mins

STEVE MULTER is a veteran corporate spokesman and trainer for more than 100global brands, including Cisco, Panasonic, Siemens, Fujifilm, HP, NTT Data, and Bayer. He is known as the chief storytelling officer for these and other brands. I wanted to have him on as a guest to give us a few tips on how to become better storytellers and use stories as a way to communicate more effective

Presentation Coaching-Do I Need a Public Speaking Coach?

Sep 18 2023 16 mins

Do I need to get a presentation skills coach? Well, unfortunately, the answer is probably… It depends. A public speaking coach can be very helpful in certain situations. However, in many cases, a public speaking coach can also be a complete waste of time and money. (The process may actually make you more nervous as well.)In this episode, I cover the pros and cons of public speaki

Proper Conference Room Setup Makes Presenting Much Easier

Sep 11 2023 30 mins

Today, I'm covering the importance of proper room setup and how the room that you present in will either make you more nervous or help you deliver a better presentation. The way that you set up the room before you even say a word has a lot of impact on how well you present. It also will determine how you can interact with your audience.The main thing, though, is that if your a

The 5 Most Common Myths About Public Speaking Debunked

Sep 04 2023 22 mins

On this episode, I'm going to cover a few of the biggest myths about public speaking. These are some of the things that well-meaning friends, family, and even coaches will suggest to us that are absolutely wrong. So, if you are doing any of these things, you may actually be causing yourself to be more nervous when you present.There are a number of myths about public speaking o

Stop the Errs, Uhhms, and Other Filler Words During a Presentation

Aug 28 2023 18 mins

On this episode, I'm going to cover the dreaded errs and uhms. Yup, those filler words that High School teachers and Toasting Clubs try to eliminate from the speeches of their students and members. However, I think you will be shocked to learn that just about everything that you have ever learned about those errs, uhhms, and other filler words is just flat-out wrong.So stick a