public speaking

How I overcame my greatest fear… public speaking
Last week, I channeled my late mother and bragged about my kids and their participation in the TAP challenge (Technology Awareness Program). I beamed about how my younger son overcame

The one biggest influence on your future
May is a hard month for me. Last week was my mom’s birthday and Mother’s Day is this weekend. I miss her so much. I found myself bawling in the

The Elevator Pitch
I hate when people ask me for an elevator pitch. I know as a communications expert I should be ready with a polished elevator pitch and be able to deliver it with perfection. But I hate

10 Ways To Get Over Your Fear Of Public Speaking
There’s a lot of information out there on just how much people fear public speaking. But what are we so afraid of, anyway? It’s not as if our very survival is

Top 11 Tips for Polished Presentations
I took my first public speaking course during my junior year of high school. According to my teacher (and my grade), I couldn’t be heard passed the third row, my

Recovering from an Embarrassing Moment
It was the first class of the semester teaching the part-time MBA Business Communications class. I had a room full of business professionals and I decided to climb up on