Impact Training

7 Great Tips For Practicing Your Speech to Wow Your Audience

woman demonstrating how to practice your speech

Home Look at you! You’ve overcome your glossophobia and you’ve accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at the Secret Society of Persons Dedicated to Watching Paint Dry (SSPDWPD). And you’ve written a brilliant speech, to boot. Now comes the part that stops you in your tracks. Your delivery.  And yes, you want to know about practicing your […]

How To Introduce A Speaker Like A boss (No-fail Template!)

Man in business attire holding a microphone and appearing to introduce a speaker

Home I’m just asking…what would you do if you had to introduce a speaker, let’s say at your big Product Launch or your next PTA Special Meeting? Or introduce your boss at an event? I’m asking because we all know the public speaking story. Yeah…the one where even at the thought of speaking in public, beyond shouting […]

How to Deliver A Winning Vote of Thanks Every Time!

African-american man at a business meeting mopping his brow as he sweats to deliver a winning vote of thanks

Home The vote of thanks…why can’t you just get it right? Recently I went to a function and I was really impressed by the speeches.  Well…almost. The introduction was extremely well-delivered and presented the guest speaker as just the right person to deliver this particular speech. The guest speaker held the audience’s attention like the expert speaker she is. […]

How To Expertly Handle Questions After Your Speech

Home At my recently held successful workshop “Public Speaking for Everyday Business People” when we were discussing fears around public speaking, one participant emphatically replied “how to handle questions after your speech!”  Many others agreed and I totally get that. After all glossophobia can be serious. Not being able to expertly handle questions after a speech is something that seems to scare […]