Speakers ask us all the time, “How can I get better at answering questions that I didn’t expect?” First - take a breath. Too many...

Wordslumming is a term I coined to describe those needless words and phrases that creep into our language. Wordslumming can clutter your...

Picture this: you’re pouring out your heart and soul – delivering vital information to an audience that desperately needs it. Yet, they...

by Shelley Bamberger In parts 1-3 of this Silver Anniversary series, we’ve focused on the many changes in how people improve their...

In 25 years, only THREE of my Top Ten Tips to Becoming a Powerful Presenter, that have changed substantially: 1. How to practice for an...

Welcome to Part 2 of my Silver Anniversary Series: How presentation coaching has evolved over the past 25 years. First, thanks to the...

Presentation Skills are now a core competence of many jobs – especially STEM.

Since about 500 BC, philosophers have sought to understand the meaning of life. Since about 1990 AD, leaders have sought to understand...

TV and Radio personalities routinely use prompters and cue cards.  Yet they sound spontaneous and natural. This is a skill they’ve develope

What's the #1 reason you tune a speaker out? Here are the 7 most popular answers.

Last year, we worked with a speaker who was asked to address a graduating class. She was terrified. Together, we created a story about her r

In our workshop – The Effective VIRTUAL Meeting – we ask participants: What’s the number ONE skill associates could develop to improve...

An absurd claim? Of course it is. I can’t prove it. And you can’t measure it. Yet we’re bombarded daily by equally outlandish claims from...

Last week, I virtually coached a group of attorneys. While this particular group does not spend their time in a court room persuading a jur

Why were there three little pigs, three blind mice, and three musketeers? Why do we frequently use three examples to support an idea? Why do