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Podcast Guest Appearance: Rob Jolles
I was honored to be invited for a guest appearance on Rob Jolles’ podcast! Rob Jolles is a speaker, five-time Bestselling author, and has spent over thirty-five years teaching, entertaining, and inspiring audiences worldwide. Here is a link to his website: Listen to the full episode here:
Read MoreSyverson Strege Team Training
Recently I had the pleasure of presenting my SpeakFluence-Make Your Voice Count foundational training to a remarkable company! Syverson Strege is a dynamic financial planning and investment management company that exists to enrich and empower your life. Whether they are speaking one-on-one to potential or existing clients or presenting informative workshops for the general public…
Read MoreDave Won TEDx Talk
I’d like to share my friend, Dave Won’s wonderful and compelling recent TEDx Talk. Enjoy! Fabulous job, Dave!
Read MoreCapturing Your Audience
The major problem when presenting, coaching, teaching or public speaking is that people speak with the same uninteresting tone of voice, inflection, projection, and characteristics that they use in boring casual conversation. They don’t capture and hold onto their audiences. When you take control of the meeting, you can’t be casual, nonchalant, and just chat…
Read MoreFoundation of a Champion
Some thoughts on the remarkable sport of High School & College Wrestling. Wrestling! One-On-One competition!Just you and your opponent. In the sport of wrestling, strength is absolutely imperative. You MUST have strength, but strength is not enough. Strength alone will fail without conditioning. You must be able to last and persevere over the length of…
Read MoreFormula for Speaking Proficiency
Hello Friends! Here are some thoughts on coaching for the week… My formula for proficiency as a speaker is: Mindset + Skills = Masterful Speaking.My mission is to teach and empower clients to aquire and grow skills and mindsets that transform their speaking and communication. Think of the growth experience of kids’ sports. They’re playing…
Read MoreInflection and Phrases
Dear Friends: I’ve been in a delightful flurry of SpeakFluence coaching activity these past weeks, including a week out of the country, so I haven’t posted for a bit. I have a number of Posts I’d like to share. For today, here’s an important tip to help you engage and captivate your audiences. Speak in…
Read MoreLessons from Basketball
This past weekend I was at my grandson’s basketball game. After his game I went to the restroom, which also doubled as a locker room. There was an open area on one side of a partition with lockers, and a coach was talking to his team after their game. They were seated on benches in…
Read MoreVoice Coaching – Grandson
My 5-yr-old grandson has an excellent vocabulary, great sense of humor, and understands concepts quickly and readily. One of the areas he has challenges in is verbal word pronunciation. This generally calls for work with a speech therapist. As a voice coach, I have had a number of clients who have had articulation issues that…
Read MoreSpeakFluence Thoughts
There are certain elements present in great speakers that cause their audiences to sit up and take notice. These speakers create feelings, insights and responses within their listeners. What sets them apart from the general population who speak or converse with little to no impact? It is this: Great speakers employ principles, skills and techniques…
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