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Is Speech Coaching Worth the Trouble?

Posted July 27th, 2010 by Martin Presse with 1 Comment

Professional athletes have them and professional speakers should have one as well. I still have one. His name is Craig Valentine. There are a number of reasons you need a coach, here are just three of those reasons.

1.) To bounce ideas off of.

2.) Experience…
….Your coach has probably been there!

3.) Shorten the learning curve.




Two Tips to Keep Them on the Edge of their Seats

Posted March 20th, 2010 by Martin Presse with No Comments

Keep your audience on the edge of their seats!How great would it be if you could write a speech and know that the techniques you used put you miles ahead of other speakers? These techniques can be used time and time again. They’re easy to learn, easy to implement and can be used time and time again.

Here are two tips you can use to keep audiences on the edge of the seats.




Are You Ready to Speak?

Posted March 20th, 2010 by Martin Presse with No Comments

Are you ready to speak?  Right now… if somebody called you and said, “Our regularly-scheduled speaker is sick with the flu, can you come out and take his spot? You’re on in twenty minutes.”

Could you do it?

One of the many challenges we face as speakers is our ability to speak at a moments notice on any given topic.  If you’ve been speaking for any amount of time or if someone knows you want to be a speaker, you’ll be asked to speak at a moments notice.