When Technology Fails During Your Presentation Having a technology failure during a presentation is almost inevitable. I recently gave a one-hour lunch-and-learn for some folks at a tech company. They wanted me to talk about some of the common pitfalls that...
The most popular phone call we get at MillsWyck Communications The situations are different but the calls are the same about confidence in public speaking: conference speaker, all-hands meeting, wedding toast, stand before peers speaking in a second language, or asked...
Similarities and Differences Between Speaking and Writing There are many similarities between speaking and writing. While I’ve never considered myself a writer by trade, I have long recognized the similarities between writing and speaking. Writing my book was the...
Storytelling in Public Speaking: The number one characteristic that makes a speaker great. That’s my story (and I’m sticking to it) Storytelling in public speaking is the number one characteristic that makes a speaker great. I had an attendee at one of my speaking...
What is the Speech Coach Genie’s Top Wish? The first question a speech coach asks starts with the end in mind. As kids, dreaming and wishing were part of our daily ritual. Whether it was trying to put ourselves into a fantasy world with a Disney character,...
