Empowering Words: The Speech After the Speech

The Speech

On Monday I had a speaking engagement. I had been at a seminar all weekend and I completely forgot about it. Normally my Mondays are dedicated to working on my book. So there I was, in my pajamas at my computer leisurely responding to emails, when all of a sudden I noticed [...]

Turn Your Passion Into Profits Every Time You Speak

To turn your passion into profits, speak about what you love. Passion translates to others. They can see it. We’ve all heard speakers who don’t have passion about their topic. We wonder why they are speaking at all. There was a student of mine who sold energy drinks and was very lackadaisical in his [...]

Put A Spring Back In Your Speech

As summer approaches, I am already nostalgic for Spring. I love Spring. It’s like everything is fresh and new. The flowers come out, the breeze is warm, and it’s really beautiful here in Southern California. All over the world, Spring is about renewal and coming alive—a fresh new start.

It got me thinking. How [...]

How to Raise the Dead and Turn Your Audience into Live Listeners

I’m hooked on the new television show, “The Walking Dead,” which is about the end of the world with zombies in it. To me, it’s a show about relationships; about what happens when things get tough and people pull together to survive. But it’s also about zombies.

Have you ever spoken in front of [...]

How to Make Your Speech a Bestseller

Remember the last time you read a book that you just couldn’t put down? No matter who called, no matter what you had to do that day, you just couldn’t put it down. While I was on a train going from Boston to Philadelphia I almost missed my stop because I was so into [...]