And I had him as #1 on our Top Ten Communicators of 2008! So why do I say he needs a communications coach? And this is where he needs a communications coach. Practice in improv and spontaneity skills would be great (not that I expect a U.S. Watch him Tuesday night - he does not yet approach Reagan or Clinton, yet with a little OK, OK, Obama is a great communicator!?! At least that's the general consensus. He doesn't need a new speech writer - actually he has one of the best and that is where his strength is - his words and oratorical skills.

Both of us agreed that big audiences give us lots of energy, which we then feed back to them. I spoke to someone yesterday who favors big audiences, like I do. It's exciting and stimulating to speak to a big group. I

Lots of libraries, speaker coaches, universities and companies do--it's an easy way to make sure your readers see our updates. It's a great chance for one lucky would-be speaker to win a Flip Mino HD camera and 15 weeks of coaching right here on the blog! ...Tags: Tags: step up your speaking contest where to find u This morning, the Eloquent Woman's Facebook page reached 250 fans--not bad for a little under a week. It's just the latest of several places you can access this blog's ideas, information and inspiration on women and public speaking.

It’s unfortunate that she cannot attend and we will miss working with her, but this creates a great opportunity for us to give away her FREE SEAT to another lucky winner!   The winner will have the opportunity to experience the DeFinis Communications powerful brand of presentations skills training complete with dynamic media, unique learning models, extensive practice exercises, video feedback and our signature Line by Line Coaching™ process.   I just got an email from our contest winner and because of a work emergency she is unable to attend our Encore! Elegant

Hall of Fame Speaker, Patricia Fripp joined me at my Las Vegas Toastmasters club -- Powerhouse Pros -- and we spent 90 minutes COACHING speakers. We had about 65 people there in the room with us, and there were about 225 people watching online. And links to the resources & events we mentioned: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LADY & THE CHAMPS LIVE video broadcast of GetPaidTV tonight! It was fantastic!

That's what the unemployed and soon-to-be unemployed ask me during the complimentary consultation I provide in my coaching service.   Most of you can be your own executive coach.  And here are some guidelines as you coach yourself to become highly marketable, in person, through email, on paper, on the phone, on video. "How many sessions would it take?"  quot; 

She's got her prize, customized Flip MinoHD Camcorder , and Stephanie Benoit's almost ready to start the 15 weeks of speaker coaching she won in our recent contest . We'll launch the first series of coaching videos and posts next week and our 15 weeks will take us into December. Are you ready to follow along? Over the course of the 15 weeks, we'll work on Stephanie's top 3 priorities for stepping up her public speaking, and cover a variety of topics any speaker--beginner, refresher or experienced--needs to understand , from appearance and movement to message development

Here's my first post in the 15 Weeks to Step Up Your Speaking program, in which I'll be coaching Stephanie Benoit as she works on her top three priorities--building confidence, making eye contact and connections with the audience, and preparing appropriately (but not overpreparing) for her public presentations. Stephanie has chosen three priorities that may be working together to contribute to and reinforce her fear of public speaking . That's thoughtful on her part, and her choices for this coaching may be the most important factor in her eventual success. We'll find out more as we go through the next 15 weeks, but I've asked her to think more about the "why" behind each of her priorities--why they are issues for her, or what's prompting them.

As an executive speech coach this is the best public speaking tip I can give you. Recently, I counted dozens of examples at a four-day meeting with some of the most brilliant and successful professional speakers and consultants in the U.S. maintain that professional speakers, coaches, and consultants are paid for their lifetime knowledge, innovative ideas, leading-edge strategies, and, most important of all, their eloquence in putting their ideas across to their audiences. Want to improve your presentation skills? Are You Guilty?

As Suzuki says, "Without any intentional, fancy way of adjusting yourself, to express yourself as you are is the most important thing. " Slide Still, speech coaches are important Please do not misunderstand my intention. Training & coaching in public speaking (and dealing with the media, etc.) In the post below I said that the presentation by Shai Agassi was my personal favorite of the TED 09 conference. It was certainly not a perfect presentation technically, so one gentleman asked me how I could recommend such an imperfect, "awful" talk as