Why Asking for Feedback Doesn’t Work
Over a decade ago, I joined an organization called Toastmasters. It’s an organization that...
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Category: Public Speaking
Ten ways to become a better speaker
This past week, I was grateful for the opportunity to be asked to be the keynote speaker as a...
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Book notes from The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth by James Altucher
The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth was book written by James after his great success from Choose...
Read MoreBook notes on the world’s best selling book by Paul Arden
Paul Arden was a creative director who was at the top of one of the world’s most competitive industries – he offers insight into the world of business through his work in advertising and working through creative processes. The book has the title: “It’s now how good you are, it’s how good you want to […]
Read MoreConversation tips and tricks I learned from Patrick King
I recently took a CreativeLive course to learn how to have conversations – seems like a weird thing to learn about but having gone through numerous situations where I could not figure out what to say or think of topics to talk about, I thought this would be a good thing to learn from someone […]
Read MoreHow to have better conversations — things I’ve learned from being socially awkward
Believe it or not, I was (and still am) socially awkward. Not just the guy that has no idea what to say or how to continue conversations even when he knows he should but the guy that saunters up to groups of people at conferences, listens in on conversations and then slinks away when he […]
Read MoreThree tips for when you forget what you are going to say next during your speech
When I first started doing public speaking with Toastmasters, I did not know any other way of memorizing speeches other than writing it out and memorizing the speeches word for word. This worked for me for a while but I actually remember one speech where I lost my way completely and just for the life […]
Read MorePausing – the secret technique that few speakers understand or use
A bear walks into the bar and goes up to the bartender. The bartender asks “what will you have?” The bear responds “I’ll have a vodka…………… on the rocks”. The bartender says “okay, vodka on the rocks, but why the big pause?”. The bear says “I don’t know, I’ve always had them.” I am a […]
Read More10 secrets of great presentations or how to wow your audience and keep them engaged
In my first speech in Toastmasters, I talked about my career trajectory and my previous jobs. I had detailed speech notes that I read word for word and I had a pen in my head. Oh god the pen. It was a click-y pen and every single time I was nervous (basically for the whole […]
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