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…
Secrets To Be A Better Speaker Like Oscar Winners Michelle Yeoh And Jamie Lee Curtis Written by Henry DeVries You might not get to give an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards, but you might get a moment in the spotlight accepting an award. If you want to attract right-fit clients, it pays…
Listen in HERE to my story as shared on the Dear Girlfriend Podcast, currently known as The Danielle Lacey Show. I share some personal insights on: ✅Not wanting to even compete as a speaker ✅The life-changing moment when he became a world champion speaker ✅Helping others become speakers ✅The love of being a dad The…
Procrastination has many disguises. My go-to disguise is preparation. For example, two weeks ago, I was on the coaching call with my coach Lisa Larter. Lisa wanted me to start posting again on social media after having two major surgeries (hip replacements) in 60 days. Insomnia, medication, and rehabilitation were over. I was hesitant and giving…
“Tomorrow, do not wear aftershave or cologne.” It’s BC – Before COVID. I had just finished a speaking tour. I’m in Miami, having dinner with my wife, Sarika, and Chim Francisco – a Toastmasters District Director for Southern Florida. On this tour, Chim had gotten me a few Fortune 500 speaking engagements, and I was…
<h1 style=”text-align: center;”>How to Bounce Back From Losing</h1> <iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/434836126″ width=”640″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> At Ed Tate & Associates, we help organizations and individuals win high-stakes presentations. As the cliché goes, you can’t win them all. However, you can learn from your losses and be prepared to win the next time. Here is an…
On Saturday, August 20, 2016, my coaching client, Darren Tay, won the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE. For the unfamiliar, it is a yearlong contest with over 30,000 contestants. Darren was the last one standing. Think of it as “America’s Got Talent” for public speaking. Not bad. In…
29-year old, Shurooq Al Banna, is the first Arab to compete in the finals of the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking contest. She is a Master of Strategic Marketing graduate from the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Her prize-winning speech, Finding the Pearl, touched on the importance of looking past people’s external appearances to find…
“I believe that we aren’t half afraid of dying as we are that no one will remember we were ever here.” – LaShunda Rundles, 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking I first heard those words on August 16, 2008, in Calgary, Canada. I was in an audience of nearly 2000 people for the coveted Toastmasters…
