“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi, legendary coach of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers Sometimes, we speakers believe we are speaking only to convey information. Although this is the case sometimes, you also speak to inspire and motivate
“Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.” – Seth Godin, American author and a former dot com business executive Do you run a speaking business and want to become better known? If you do, you should develop a tagline you use in all your speaking,
“Tone, inflection, timing, volume, pacing – everything you do with your voice communicates something and has the potential to help you connect to or disconnect from others when you speak” – John Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor Pacing in your presentations can significantly enhance how your audience
“Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and
“Be aware of what season you are in and give yourself the grace to be there.” Kristen Dalton, American Actress This Fall, I saw the leaves turning colors, and, of course, I reflected on the change of seasons in the weather and how professional speakers go through seasons