Passionately Speaking Blog
How To Keep Your Cool When Your Speech Goes Up In Flames
When you step on stage, there are going to be times when things go awry, and challenge your confidence. You need to be ready. How To Overcome Speech Obstacles I believe that by knowing about potential problems and learning how to handle them, you will be ready in case...
From Frightened to Fired Up
The number one fear they say after the fear of death is the fear of public speaking. In this article I’ll show you how to get rid of any fear, reservation, or block that holds you back from public speaking. What is keeping you from getting out there and speaking in...
Be Courageous Every Time You Speak
What does "courageous" mean? It means to have courage. As a public speaker, you must have courage to get up on stage and say what you need to say. You must have courage to stand in whatever it is you believe in. You must have courage to share a message that just might...
7 Characteristics of a Million Dollar Speaker
Throughout my training, travels, and experience of speaking with giants on stage, I have found that the characteristics of million dollar speakers boil down to 7 key characteristics. Million dollar speakers: Get trained Become master storytellers Exude confidence Are...
What To Do When Your Speaking Time Gets Cut
As a professional speaker, you’ll run into situations where an event has gone off schedule and your time may be cut. First and foremost, be gracious. Know that the event coordinator wouldn’t cut your time if they didn’t have to. They have a lot to manage, and they...
How to Turn One Speaking Engagement into Multiple
Just like getting a new customer, it takes time, energy, and expense to get a new speaking engagement. In sales, we’ve all heard, it is easier to nurture customers and have them be repeat customers. Speaking engagements are the same. It’s much easier to nurture a host...
What Speakers Don’t Know Can Hurt Them
Imagine this, someone contacted you and asked you to speak at their event. You are all excited and do the happy dance. You send them your topic, bio, and picture. You find out when you’re speaking, how long you are speaking, and you rush out to celebrate. However,...
When to Say No to Speaking Engagement Opportunities
Not every speaking engagement opportunity is right for you. Believe or Relate to the Cause Don’t speak for groups that support something you don’t believe in or to groups you can’t relate to, or to groups with too big of an age difference. For example, I would never...
If You’re in Business, You’re A Speaker – Own It or Go Broke
Business owners and professionals often think they can speak well on stage, without any training. They usually fail miserably. They don’t know how to build rapport with their audience or package their content in a way the audience will understand and want to know...
Traveling as a Speaker
I’ve been blessed to see the world because of speaking. I’ve spoken on three continents traveling to international destinations like Rome, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Canada, The Yucatan, and Jamaica – for little or no cost. There are several ways to get...
