Listen in to the MindShift Podcast episode as host, Darrell Evans, and I discussed high-stakes presentations, fear of people, three wrongs of public speaking, storytelling and much more. We hit on these topics: Learn the key elements to win your High-Stakes Business Presentation. Hear my winning preparation for the World Champion of Public Speaking title. Find out…
My wife, Sarika, rarely likes to do the same thing twice. Let’s take food as an example. She is a fantastic cook. I would never describe myself as a ‘foodie.” Food, for me, is about sustenance. I’ve never had a favorite food. And can barely remember what I had for lunch. She never eats leftovers.…
“Browser” once meant a person who looks casually through merchandise for sale–at a brick-and-mortar retail store. It was not associated with web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, or DuckDuckGo. During the Jurassic era, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and there was no such thing as online, I worked as a part-time commissioned salesman for a…
“…If you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted – one moment… Would you capture it or just let it slip?” – Lose Yourself by Eminem 8 Mile Soundtrack The cliché often used during the playoffs is Win or Go Home in professional sports. The best definition of a high-stakes presentation is Win…
I’m at the Tano Bistro restaurant, just outside of Cincinnati, having dinner with my client and 10 of his top employees. I was the featured speaker at this high-tech firm’s second-half kickoff meeting. We are all enjoying ourselves. The company is ahead of its sales projections, headed towards another record year. Our waitress asks us…
What can the moviemaker, Pixar, teach you to make your next story a box office hit? Pixar Animation Studios has created some of the most magical, memorable, and mesmerizing movies of all time. For example, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, and Up! all have worldwide gross revenues in excess of $725 million each. What, you ask…
Have you ever wondered how you can toot your own horn, get ahead in your career and become more valuable in the marketplace, all without annoying people? Today I will share with my readers the secret of how to accomplish this. I’m the former training director for the Denver Rocky Mountain News. They used to…
