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27 Phrases To Master the Stage 12 Jul 2013 | 03:01 am
Ready to take the stage in Elko, Nevada Wisdom comes from reflection. One of the best ways to prosper as a speaker is to plant seeds that help you grow. Here are 27 of my phrases that, if internal...
The Formula to Make Your Audience Want More 27 Jun 2013 | 08:41 am
I’m on stage posing for a pic with my audience in Elko, Nevada Over the years I’ve realized there is one formula that most speakers rarely use that, if they used, would keep their audiences hooked an...
How to Make Your Stories More Visual (3 Tools) 30 May 2013 | 10:13 am
Patricia Fripp once said to me, “Craig, people will not remember what you say as much as they will remember what they see when you say it.” In other words, we have to make our speeches very visual i...
The One Storytelling Secret I Never Shared…until Now 15 May 2013 | 01:38 am
Over the years I’ve learned and taught quite a bit about storytelling, but there has been one secret I held close to the vest. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to share it but I needed a story that wo...
Two Delivery Videos to Add Impact to Your Speeches 26 Apr 2013 | 10:58 pm
Below are two short coaching videos with “delivery” tools you can use to dramatically improve even your very next speech: 1. Video: Don’t sell it, tell it Having your audience connect to the emotion...
4 Little-Known Mistakes Speakers Make with their Stories 11 Apr 2013 | 01:15 am
There are obvious mistakes some speakers make that destroy their stories. However, I’ve found that most speakers have pretty good stories that would be great if they eliminated some of the following l...
F-words in Speaking Will Help You Connect 22 Mar 2013 | 08:06 am
There are various F-words in speaking that can help you connect with your audience and make them laugh. Listen to the following audio to pick up the first F-word F-word Failures The quickest way to...
The Crescendo: An Underutilized Tool for Speakers 7 Feb 2013 | 01:03 am
Many speakers tell stories that have some ups and downs and maybe even good emotional twists and turns, but they don’t often reach a crescendo. Crescendos are so important because they are defining mo...
Use The Hallway Test for a Deeper Audience Connection 5 Jan 2013 | 02:30 am
How would you like to make a deeper connection with your audience than you’ve ever felt before? I spoke recently to an audience of 4000 people and later received an e-mail from one of the attendees wh...
A Must-Have Storytelling Secret for Speakers 27 Dec 2012 | 01:51 am
One of the questions people ask me is, “Do our stories always have to be true?” If you’re delivering a story that happened to you or that you are representing as true, then it should definitely be tru...
