by The WSA Team | Jul 16, 2012 | Speaking
By Janelle Fletcher, Speaker Auckland, New Zealand Being in an enthusiastic, energetic peak state where you are alert as a speaker and able to capture the audience’s attention and curiosity is key to the audience’s learning and application of your message....
by The WSA Team | Jul 9, 2012 | Featured Blog, Speaking
By Ahava Shira, Poet Britsh Columbia, Canada Most people seize up just thinking about having to speak in public. Here are six tips to help you relax, open and discover the power of your voice and its resonance with others: 1. Be honest. If you are feeling nervous,...
by The WSA Team | Jul 4, 2012 | Speaking
By Dr. Joanna Martin, International Speaker & Speaker Trainer Melbourne, Australia Mistake # 1 – Not Selling As female entrepreneurs and speakers we often have a powerful, life-changing and compassionate message to spread. And yet we often fall short at actually...
by The WSA Team | Jun 25, 2012 | Speaking
By Erin Ferree, Branding Coach San Luis Obispo, CA USA Are you “marketing at” your precious audience or connecting withthem? In other words, do your talks feel more like you’re shouting at them with a megaphone, or like you’re starting what could be a two-way...
by The WSA Team | Jun 13, 2012 | Speaking
By Sally Mabelle, Inspirational Speakers Auckland, New Zealand When I saw Kevin Roberts, Worldwide CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi speak at the NSAA (National Speakers’ Assoc. of Australia) last year, he said something that stuck: What our customers want more than...
by The WSA Team | Jun 11, 2012 | Speaking
By Mimi Donaldson, Author Los Angeles, California If you have had teaching or training jobs, you have collected a “body of knowledge.” Your speeches can come from that. Example: my first “speech” was actually one hour of a 6-hour course on Communicating for Results...