Do you want to create the kinds of magical moments that give you an unbreakable connection with your audience? Great, here’s one surefire way to do just that. How to Create Natural, Spontaneous Moments During Your Speech One of my favorite ways to use spontaneity is to ask a question (or two), listen for […]
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Dialogue is what breathes life into your stories and makes your audiences come alive. The problem is most speakers only use one type of dialogue and that keeps them and their stories very limited. Take a look at 2 (out of the 7) of my favorite types of dialogue that will get you to connect […]
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How would you like to make a deeper connection with your audience than you have ever felt? The following 30 reminders will help you become an unforgettable speaker who touches lives, gets lucrative opportunities, and changes the world one speech at a time. Click the following “30 Phrases” link for these timeless truths. 30 Phrases […]
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Below there are two videos. In the first video, Taharka tells you that the police arrested him when he was a teenager. Take a look for yourself. https://cv-newsletteraudios.s3.amazonaws.com/T1.mp4 Now take a look at the 2nd video in which Taharka makes a key revision. https://cv-newsletteraudios.s3.amazonaws.com/T2.mp4 What’s the main difference between the first video and this second […]
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My mother was an English teacher. My wife’s mother was an English teacher. My wife is an English teacher. Therefore, I try my best to be grammatically correct. However, in public speaking, I do not believe you must use good grammar at all times. There are times when I sacrifice correct grammar for something that […]
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The speakers who make their audience members the stars will be the ones who shine. “When you make them the stars, you shine too.” Below are 3 ways you can shine as a speaker by making your audience members the stars of your speech. Way #1: Let them Speak! Just because you’re the speaker doesn’t […]
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Patricia Fripp once told me, “Craig, people won’t remember what you say as much as they’ll remember what they see when you say it.” In other words, you must make your speeches very visual. I often tell people that speaking involves a series of scenes. You move from one story and scene into another. But […]
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Whether you are speaking for fee or for free, you can still build your business with each speech. I recently held a call on 5 ways to build your business each time you speak. Here’s one of the ways. This way will become the gift that keeps on giving to your audience and to you. […]
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Good speakers speak to be remembered. Great speakers speak to be repeated. One of the ways to be both remembered and repeated is to create an experience for your audience members so they feel like they are part of your story. How to Create an Experience – Part 2 of 6 Watch the following 2:47 […]
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The quickest way to connect with your audience is to share your failures, flaws, frustrations, and firsts. Why? Because most people have failed, they have flaws, they’ve had frustrations, and they’ve attempted something for the first time. In other words, they can relate. Plus, your failure intrigues us because we want to see how you […]
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