Metaphor and simile bring speaking to life by creating comparisons between objects and concepts. In normal speech we all use them constantly, yet when we attempt to consciously develop them for presentation purposes, those pesky little metaphors just seem to run and hide beneath the rocks. This morning I was struck by a way to make it easy. MORE >>

What do working out and your calendar have to do with improving your public speaking? Watch this short video and find out! Check out my YouTube channel here! Quick Fixes Preparation Video MORE >>

This is a guest post by Ryan Rivera, Publisher and Founder of Calm Clinic. Public speaking anxiety tends to be self-sustaining. For those who want to cure their public speaking anxiety, this is a serious problem. CHANGING YOUR MINDSET. Ideally you need to focus on the positives. This is easier said than done. LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE. MORE >>

Everyone can now see what the next version of PowerPoint– Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 –  will look like. There may be some minor changes and they may be holding back some goodies, but what you see now is a very good idea of what you’ll see later, in my opinion. You can download the beta here. The look has changed. What do you think? MORE >>

One of the clichés I hear all the time in defense of slides, or in support of adding something visual to a presentation, is the claim that “I’m a visual learner.”    Back in the last century, a bit of pop science proclaimed that there are visual, aural, and kinesthetic learners, and each needed to be catered to.    Really.  MORE >>