What is your Super Power?

July 28, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style, Communication Style|Habits, Communication Style|Job Success|Professionalism|Value, Credibilty, Goal-Setting|Job Success|Leadership|Professionalism, Leadership|Listening|Professionalism, Networking, Presentation Skills
What is your Super Power?

[Image by John Hain of Pixabay] As a public speaker, what is your super power? Lots of skills are a possibility but what really counts is having the super power of public speaking.  It’s imperative that your listeners view you as a “hero” in public speaking, kind of like this image. Ask yourself if you … Read More

Include a Glossary

July 21, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style|Job Success|Professionalism|Value, Communication Style|Professionalism, Distractions, Distractions|Public Speaking
Include a Glossary

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] As a presenter you always want to make things easier for your audience, right?  Often a speaker may use an acronym or use an initialization with which not everyone is familiar. It’s not uncommon to even  reference a term or phrase that is not well-known. The problem with this … Read More

Failure Teachings

July 14, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style|Professionalism, Energetic Communication, Fear, Feedback|Job Success|Presentation Skills
Failure Teachings

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Failure is an extremely scary term for many presenters and that explains why individuals go to great lengths to avoid failing. However, do you believe that failure has teachings associated with it? Those teachings are essential to learning, growing, and developing, which is important to many presenters. Let me … Read More

Adding Structure to Presentations

July 7, 2025By Dale KleinCredibilty, Goal-Setting, Habits, Job Success
Adding Structure to Presentations

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Is structure really necessary in my presentation?  The answer is YES.  Research indicates that audiences remember, retain, and recall information that is structured within a presentation. Here are seven easy ways to add structure to your presentation: Chronological Topical Spatial Problem-Solution Cause-Effect Storytelling Problem-Cause-Solution So how do you choose … Read More

Reading the Room

June 30, 2025By Dale KleinAccommodations, Communication Style, Communication Style|Job Success, Credibilty, Listening|Questions
Reading the Room

Reading the Room is a vital skill for all public speakers.  It’s more than establishing eye-connection…so much more. When a public speaker reads the room, he/she is trying to understand the perspective of the listener, which will ultimately drive success! Additionally, striving to read the room, leads to potential collaboration by finding common ground. It … Read More

Getting the Right Job

June 23, 2025By Dale KleinBreathing|Job Success|Professionalism|Public Speaking, Business Etiquette|Interviewing|Job Success, Communication Style|Goal-Setting, Goal-Setting, Job Success, Networking
Getting the Right Job

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Recently, while coaching one of my clients, I learned that my client was exploring other career options.  That led into a discussion regarding informational interviews, which is of course tied to public speaking. You may be wondering what the connection is so I’ll tell you what my client and … Read More

Is a Dress Rehearsal necessary?

June 16, 2025By Dale KleinCredibilty, Fear, Goal-Setting, Job Success
Is a Dress Rehearsal necessary?

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Over the years many of my clients have asked “Is a dress rehearsal necessary?” My response is always the same: Absolutely. If you’re like most of my clients you’ve likely either thought or said: “I don’t have enough time.” Or you possibly said: “I know my subject like the … Read More

Nail Your Presentation

June 9, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style, Credibilty, Goal-Setting|Public Speaking, Job Success|Presentation Skills
Nail Your Presentation

[Image by chrisreadingfoto of Pixabay] Do you nail your presentation? Would you like to nail your presentation? First, let’s be sure we understand the meaning of this expression. When a speaker nails a presentation he or she delivers it flawlessly, connects with the audience and takes the audience members on a journey of transformation. Does … Read More

You May Be Your Biggest Obstacle

June 2, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style, Communication Style|Goal-Setting, Communication Style|Job Success|Leadership, Credibilty, Job Success, Listening|Questions, Professionalism
You May Be Your Biggest Obstacle

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Yes…you may be your biggest obstacle.  How is that possible, you may ask?  Consider that you’re a coach or a supervisor where your client or team member is either older than you or more experienced than you or possibly both!! You can’t change your age or level of experience, … Read More

Go for the Gold

May 26, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication patterns, Communication Style|Goal-Setting, Communication Style|Job Success|Leadership, Goal-Setting|Job Success|Leadership|Professionalism, Gratitude, Job Success|Leadership|Professionalism, Presentation Skills|Professionalism
Go for the Gold

[Image by Hamiltonlean of Pixabay] As public speakers, what do you think of when you hear Go for the Gold? Anything is possible…for starters. That’s because you’re right—it is! Especially when you factor in these variables including your Needs assessment Room set-up Confidence level Stage Presence Microphone options Volume Intonation Rate Non-verbal language (gestures, eye-connection) … Read More