Here are just a few reasons why people have named the SpeakersTrainingCamp® as the fastest and easiest way to become a fantastic and fearless presenter:
1. Learn to prepare a presentation in 5 minutes or less
2. Become twice as energized and dynamic
3. Discover how to rivet your audience (no more snooze button)
4. Cut those nerves in half
5. Have a great time learning, trying, and improving
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March 20-21 Portland, OR/Columbia Gorge
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October 9-10 Portland, OR/Columbia Gorge
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My husband and I were waiting for our lunch at Harry Caray’s (famous Chicago Cubs baseball announcer) at the Chicago Midway airport when a man came in and caught my eye. His suit jacket was camel cashmere. Using my best professional guessing calculator I imagined that he was a doctor – a businessman would never wear a jacket like that. He sat down, ordered some ice tea, and then pulled out a thick stack of papers. It looked like a PowerPoint® presentation, and it looked like he was reading over his script word for word.
Yikes! I had to consciously restrain …

I’m often asked who some of my favorite presenters are. Steve Jobs is always one that I mention. Here’s why:
1. Always conversational
2. He took 100% of his personality into each and every presentation. Steve, the presenter, was the same Steve you would meet on the street.
3.His PowerPoint slides were incredibly vivid and simple
4.He usually had some sort of creative surprise for the audience: pulling a floppy disk out of his pocket as though he were a magician, sitting on a living room chair as he was demonstrating the iPad…..
5.He cared – through his voice and through his expression, there was …

I often find that my trainees have their voices in a cage, and they need lots of help to put emotion and energy into the vocal part of their presentations. Here are three tips that will help:
1. Practice going from a low level of energy to a high level. Think of something that you do not like (maybe you don’t like cats), and practice speaking about that topic in a very flat, soft, uninteresting voice. Then think of something that you are wild about (maybe a certain sports car). Speak about it in a very loud, energetic voice with lots …

On a recent American Idol show Beyonce, the super mega-star gave the singing contestants advice. Surprisingly she described herself as a somewhat shy person who has to really work at being confident on stage. She explained that what she does is some positive self-talk, “I’m worth it, I deserve to be here, I’m a diva.” This works great for speakers and presenters too. Next time you feel unworthy of being up in front of a group, have a serious talk with yourself – convince yourself that you deserve to be there & that you know more about your topic than …