Category Archives for Speaking Skills
How To Use Congruency To Excel Your Success
Transcript: I am always asked, “What’s the ONE thing that makes a great sales person or a great speaker? What’s the secret?!” Hi, I’m Bryan Toder, the No Fear Guy… and there *IS* one thing that you need to do in order to close a sale or captivate an audience. It’s called “CONGRUENCY”. Congruency happens […]
Continue reading...How To Give A Great Speech or Presentation (Even If You Screw Up)
Transcript: What if you are giving a talk or a presentation… and something goes wrong? What do you do? PANIC?! Hi, I’m Bryan Toder, The No Fear Guy… and if you are giving a talk or presentation and something goes wrong, you do this one thing: You change the ending! I was just coaching a speaker […]
Continue reading...Was “The King’s Speech” a True Story? The Real Life of King George VI
It’s inspiring to watch a man terrified of public speaking, even fearful of speaking at all, take on the challenge of delivering a speech to the world. For him to accomplish this as a reluctant public figure with a serious speech impediment is even more inspiring. It makes us want to try harder too, at […]
Continue reading...Public Speaking Tips from Abe Lincoln & Happy Gilmore
Who else is inside you? We have all summoned the brazen part of our brain at least once. If we hadn’t we wouldn’t be this far in life. Think back to at least one time you surprised yourself with your boldness… Got one? Good. If it involved using alcohol, please refer to the previous paragraph […]
Continue reading...Four Infamous Public Speaking Screw Ups
Next time you take the podium, man that PowerPoint laser, or endure a panel job interview—remind yourself that nothing you do could be as bad as these public speech gone-wrongs. 1. JFK, Berlin, 1963 “Ich bin ein Berliner.” Did JFK actually call himself a jelly donut? Despite long lasting lore, no, he did not call himself a […]
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