Tag - how to get paid to speak

Breathe. Move around the stage. Stay loose. Connect with the audience. Speak up. I have seen a lot of speakers over the last 13 years.  Some are really incredible and dynamic.  Some are…OK (and some are flat out terrible). I have also met a lot of speaker coaches over the years. Everyone has their favorite …

I sat motionless. I knew that something had finally “clicked.” As the applause was dying down I tried to discreetly wipe the tears that had pooled in my eyes. From my seat in the front row I had the advantage of none of my students seeing how emotional I had become.  I tried to gather …