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Your Voice Matters... mastering vocal skills “Words. Words, when spoken out loud for the sake of performance, are music. They have rhythm, and pitch, and timbre, and volume. These are the properties of music, and music has the ability to find us and move us and lift...

How To Overcome Fear of Speaking - A Guide For Success “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” – George Jessel Statistically speaking, over 80% of those reading this book has, to some extent, a...

Script Writing 101 - The Basics of Scripting Your Presentation People often ask me if they really need to write out or script their presentations. To me, the answer is "Yes." The next questions are why and how. In this article, I will touch on the whys and hows. In...

A great speaker or presenter is much more than the words he or she delivers. It is the way the words are conveyed. In other articles, we talk about body movement, cadence, vocal variety and tone. In this post, we will look at techniques you can use to speak with...

Study after study demonstrates the importance of cadence and vocal variety for the effective public speaker. In this article, we will look at an amazing way to become a master of cadence. What is Cadence? The term cadence dates back to 14th Century middle English and...

I don't know about you, but I struggle to add "not lame" humor to my talks. Over the years I've gotten better at seeing comedic opportunities. Reading some articles and listening to podcasts on the subject of comedy has helped. I'd like to share the latest article...