presentations
2013
The Eyes Have It
Over the years a lot of bad advice has been given to help people get over their fear of public speaking. One particularly bad piece of advice that I’ve actually heard and, worse yet, seen practiced is to pick a spot above your audience and focus there as you speak. Ostensibly this advice is given […]
2013
Smile
This tip is at the same time the easiest and most difficult thing to do. Smile. There is something engaging about a smile. It draws people in. It lowers defenses. Think about it, when you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation with another person one of the quickest ways to diffuse tension is to flash […]
2013
Hide ‘n’ Seek
Traditional public speaking has long been associated with the podium. Almost any image related to public speaking from a pastor giving a sermon to the President addressing the media shows the speaker standing behind something. So what I’m about to share flies in the face of generally accepted practice. However, if your goal is to […]
2013
Fillers – Speaker’s Bane and Audience Pain
In my opinion there is no more painful experience than listening to a speaker who can’t tolerate a moment of silence in their presentation. You know what that looks like. Every possible gap is filled with a sound. Ummm, uhhh, ahh, etc. Or, worse yet, senseless words: you know, like, and so on, etc. I […]
2013
Welcome to Our Launch
Today is the official launch of YourBestOpeners.com. Thanks for visiting and I hope you like what we have to offer here. Your Best Openers exists to help everyone who speaks in front of an audience do it better. I’ve been speaking in public since I was twelve years old, that’s forty two years now! Along […]
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