You said a lot of stuff in your presentation.  Now you want to sum it up for your audience before you send them home. You can simply do it, or you can REALLY do it up!  Watch the video to find out how. What’s that?  You haven’t seen the previous 7 Units?  Not a problem… Unit 1 – Topic vs …

Have you ever been watching a movie that was going along pretty well, and then the ending was so bad that it undid all the good you saw earlier? Speeches are very similar.  A weak ending can take away everything good you did until that point.  However, there is something that people LOVE to end their speeches with that is …

If you’re in a race, it’s not possible to win a race purely because of a strong start.  However, it is possible to LOSE a race purely because of a WEAK start.  Speeches are similar. In this video, you will learn how to get your speech off to a good start. What’s that?  You haven’t seen the previous 5 Units?  …

You have probably been told that you need to start your speech off strong with a good opening. I strongly agree! You have probably been taught some ways to open your speech. I strongly DISAGREE! With a few of them. Watch this video to find out what I mean. Before you actually watch the video below, it would help if …

We talked a lot about “your points” in the previous 3 units.  In this unit, we actually unpack what it means to make a point. Before you actually watch the video below, it would help if you had the adequate background provided by the first 3 units: Unit 1 – Topic vs Message can be found here. Unit 2 – …

Here is the much-anticipated three-quel. I teased it in the first two videos. This is how you can write a speech without a message and without a structure. Did you miss the first two units? No problem.  Unit 1 is right here, and Unit 2 is right here.

This is the second in our series on speechcraft fundamentals.  If you missed unit 1, you can find it here. In this video, you will learn how to structure the points of your speech so that your audience can more easily: Follow your speech. Recall your points long afterward.

You want to write a speech, but where do you start?  Simple.  You start with your message. In this first installment of a multi-part series, you’ll find out what a message is and why it’s so important to have one before, while and after you craft your speech.

You may think you’re fooling people, but all you’re doing is lying to yourself. What am I talking about?  Watch the video to find out.

You have likely seem my World Championship speech from Vancouver.  (Just in case you have not, it’s at the end of this post.)  However, there is a long story behind it that is full of setbacks, and there are two lessons that you can learn from it.  Watch the video, below, for all that. And here is “My Life As …