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Jun 23, 2023

You want to give a TEDx Talk? Here's where you start.

As a #TEDx curator and #speakercoach I get asked this a lot. A LOT. How do I give a #TEDxTalk? And how do I get selected? As our event’s...

Jun 18, 2023

How to approach your speaking presentation. 4 tips to prepare.

Have you heard the statistic that some people are more afraid of public speaking than death? Can it really be that bad? I suppose it can....

Jun 8, 2023

Communicating to Influence: How to develop an idea for spoken and written word.

Coming up with an idea is easy. Coming up with the idea is impossible. So, how do you come up with an idea that will captivate an...

Aug 11, 2022

How to use the ceremonial storytelling genre.

Storytelling genres are, most generally, the shape or form the story takes. Different genres allow you to accomplish different things....

Aug 9, 2022

How to polish your public speaking. Start with these three things.

Polishing your delivery is easier than you might think. I can’t give you the secret to giving a perfect presentation because that doesn’t...

Aug 4, 2022

How do you want the audience to feel?

This may seem like an odd topic. After all, you can’t control what your audience will feel at the end of your talk. And, of course, you...

Jul 26, 2022

Here's the secret formula for a TED Talk. Storytelling genres.

I get asked this a lot: What's the formula? As if there is a secret formula for all TED and TEDx talks ever given. When someone asks me...