My colleague Jane Atkinson, speaker coach and President of Speaker Launcher, recently launched a Best Speaker Video contest on her blog. For many speakers, a speaker video is the #1 form of [...]
“I was sitting there hoping they wouldn’t call my name – because the idea of having to give a speech in front of everyone in the world is terrifying.” — Reese Witherspoon, on her anxiety before [...]
A lot has been said about the presentation style of Steve Jobs. Numerous books have written about it, blogs, articles and other media are continually discussing and deconstructing his finesse, [...]
Ellen DeGeneres’ speech to the Class of 2009 at Tulane University is an excellent example of how to deliver a serious message with humour. This 9-minute speech has humour, it has relevant [...]
I attended a wine sampling event awhile back, organized by a community-based organization. The goal was to create an evening of fun, socializing, and learning among a fairly large group of [...]
This is a reprint from Seth Godin’s blog post from April 18, 2010. He talks about the effectiveness of marketing that preys on people’s rational (or irrational) fears. Which is so [...]
You have to give a presentation. You have 5 minutes to get your point across. Ignite is the place to learn how to do just that. In my last blog post, I discussed the phenomenon of Ignite [...]
by John White, Marketing Communications Writer, VenTAJA Marketing There is an art to writing slide decks that support your presentation, and an art to presenting without a slide deck. Hire a [...]
This is my first blog. And I type my way into the world of blogging with both trepidation and excitement. I hesitated before jumping into this world for a long time; “There are millions of [...]
