"101 Tips" e-book is available for Kindle!
My e-book, "101 Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking" is now available in the Kindle store! You can also subscribe to Speak Schmeak for your Kindle at this link.Of course, if you don't have a Kindle, the e-book is still available here, as always.

Clothing distractions and malfunctions
Download audio here.Watching Wanda Sykes the other night on her TV show, I noticed her doing something I've done many times when sitting in front of an audience: Trying to cover the tummy bulge.She sits down to talk to Keith

Simple and sticky
Watch this American Express commercial for a perfect example of a sticky message. I guarantee that the message will stay with you, and the advertiser uses nothing more than simple images and music. Of all the principles of a sticky idea, I think simplicity is my favorite. Presenting an idea simply can be a lot of work for the speaker in the preparation stage, but by the time it gets to the audience, they hardly have to work at all to understand it. Beautiful.If you haven't yet read Chip and Dan Heath's book, "

Don't be macho -- use a mic
Download audio here.I'll be the first to admit that I take an almost macho pride in my ability to project my voice. I was born this way. Even when I wasn't trying, I could be heard talking a mile away. And yes, I got in trouble a lot in school for bei

Make it personal
A Twitter user asked the other day if her followers preferred purely "on topic" tweets or if they liked some personal tweets that help you get to know the tweeter. Her replies all said the same thing: they liked a mix of business and personal tweets so they could get to know t