I remember the first time I was asked to give a 5 minute presentation...man was I lost! I’m no stranger to public speaking and killer presentations, I thrive on it, but like most presentations out there mine usually fall between 30 and 60 minutes. It’s a … [Read more...]
Great Public Speakers: Are They Born or Made?
Have you ever been an audience member watching a speaker kill it on stage and wondered to yourself…."Man, How do they do it?” If you’re like most people you probably assume that these speakers are just born with the ability to control and entertain a room … [Read more...]
5 Fool Proof Ways to Psych Yourself Up Before Your Next Big Presentation!
Would you go out on a ball court as a professional basketball player during the NBA finals and not mentally prepare yourself? Or better yet would you hit a battle field without at the very least doing a group war cry? Chances are your answer is … [Read more...]
Why Answering Every Question is a Bad Idea
Looking for a way on how to handle questions during your presentation? No worries, you’ve come to the right place! If you are answering every question you get during your presentations or classes, you may want to rethink that. Jason used to answer … [Read more...]
Tips on How to Create Good Leading Questions
One of the best ways to keep your audience engaged is to ask the right types of questions. Recently, we were asked by a member of our Rule the Room Public Speaking Community to write a blog about how to create good leading questions. I started to email … [Read more...]
I wasn’t always the presenter I am today…
First off I’m not going to stand here and tell you that I am one of the best presenters out there. That would be a straight up lie, but I have bettered myself at least by tenfold. Hi! My name is Daniel and I am one of the writers here at Rule the Room and … [Read more...]
To Those Who Have Served…Thank You Veterans
I'm not here to pick sides on wars or conflicts of the world but with Veterans day just around the corner, I thought I'd take a minute and step away from all we do here at Rule the Room and tip my hat to our Veterans. It takes a special type of individual … [Read more...]
I need help with public speaking but how can I afford it?
We get this question quite a few times a year and I want to make one thing clear to everyone that is reading this blog post…sometimes in order to better ourselves we need to invest in ourselves, both money and time. This isn’t a sales pitch here, I am being … [Read more...]
Formula + Public Speaking = Business Growth!
Business growth! Speak to any business owner and they’ll tell you, business growth is in their cross hairs. People tend to try everything to reach business growth...Digital Marketing, B2B Marketing, promotional deals, cold calling, you name it…it’s been … [Read more...]
Breathing App to the Rescue!
I’m not going to go so far as to say that a breathing app is the answers to all of your public speaking fears. That would just be ridiculous. The fear of public speaking can stem from a wide variety of reasons so it would be plain silly of me to say that … [Read more...]
The underlying causes of stage fright
If you go online and Google the phrase “stage fright” you will be bombarded with millions…yes, MILLIONS of hits. Don’t believe me? Try it out…I’ll wait. If you look closely the majority of these results are focused on one thing…How to conquer your fear of … [Read more...]
You Guys Keep Asking The Wrong Questions!
In the many years that we have been helping individuals with their Public Speaking skill set, we have noticed that the questions that get asked the most about our courses by interested individuals are usually the ones that are the least … [Read more...]
Prince Harry Fears Public Speaking: You’re in Good Company
It turns out that the Prince which always seemed down to earth and relaxed is scared of public speaking. I have to tell you, this one really surprised me. Now while the cat is out of the bag it was for a good reason. In support of World Aids Day, Harry … [Read more...]
The Sales Pitch: A Not So Simple Call to Action
The sales pitch; it quite literally can make or break your business. People see a pitch as someone trying to sell their idea but there’s much more to it. Depending on what type of pitch you’re delivering you may be trying to convince someone to take action … [Read more...]
Voice Projection: It’s not about yelling
When people think of projection of their voice they tend to associate it with yelling. I am here to tell you that is not the case. If anything yelling shouldn’t play a part in the projection of your voice! So what is the projection of your … [Read more...]
Live Audience Polling Software: Bring Your Audience in on the Action
One of the main complaints people have about presentations is the fact that it is more or less one-sided. Here you have someone on stage shooting off information left and right and a room full of people just taking it in. Yes, there may be some Q&A and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Memorable Voices of Hollywood…Is Your Favorite on the List?
There’s a lot Hollywood stars are ranked on, most beautiful, most wealthy, most likely to land in jail, just to name a few. One thing you hardly hear being discussed about these actors are their voices which I find odd considering that an actors/actresses … [Read more...]