Smart Tips: Public Speaking

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American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote:

“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.”

And while I agree in theory, I think we can come up with a way to reframe the word “bad” when it comes to public speaking.

• Maybe you’re an uncomfortable speaker.

• Maybe you’re an unprepared speaker.

• Maybe you’re an untrained speaker.

• Maybe you’re a reluctant speaker.

• Maybe you’re an inconsistent speaker.

• Maybe you’re a good speaker on the way to becoming great.

• And maybe you’re a great speaker on the way to becoming exceptional.

If any of those sound like you, you’ve come to the right place – and to the right person!

I’m Deborah Grayson Riegel, a professional speaker, consultant and coach who helps leaders communicate more effectively. I’ve taught leadership and executive communication at Wharton Business School, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, Columbia Business School, and at the Beijing International MBA Program at Peking University. My clients are global, and have brand names you certainly know – and probably use every single day. And I write on leadership communication for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc, and Psychology Today.

And here’s what I know for sure after 30 years in the field: everyone can become a better public speaker. (That includes you!)

Smart Tips: Public Speaking will give you:

• Techniques for reducing presentation anxiety

• Insights into creating audience-centered presentations (because it's more about THEM than about YOU)

• Shortcuts to make designing and developing your presentation fast and easy

• Tips for turning your data into a story

• Ideas for starting and ending your presentation with a bang

• Strategies to persuade any audience

• Ways to minimize filler words

• Approaches for speaking with presence

• Ideas for bouncing back from disappointing presentations

• Tools for handling tricky Q&A

• Skills for delivering virtual and hybrid presentations successfully

• Practices for presenting as a team

                   ...and so much more!

If you want to become a noticeably improved speaker, this course can help you get there -- fast!

I hope you'll join me for this fun, engaging, and practical course!

Warmly,

Deborah Grayson Riegel