This article is all about how to achieve fluency and looks at the specific speech impediment known as stammering/stuttering. My name is Steve Hill, I suffered with a stutter from the age of four and despite regular conventional speech therapy, contin More ...

Centuries ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers that get their points More ...

It's often been said, "You can't be all things to all people." So I accept the fact that as a speaker, trainer, coach or consultant, you can't offer every service or topic that your clients may want or need. But you need to get as close as possible More ...

There's no doubt about it! When it comes to the world of speaking, training, coaching and consulting, it's a highly competitive buyer's market. Industry-wide, there are literally tens of thousands of professionals from which to choose! More ...

Greasy hair, cheap suits, slimy handshakes these are the descriptions that come to mind when we mention "salesman." More ...

I'm a professional psychologist, a member of Rotary, a book author (on achievement motivation), a resume writer and career coach, and someone who has heard an endless number of professional and non-professional speakers for over 30 years. I've seen h More ...

To have an understanding of what constitutes or what defines public opinion, it is necessary to examine the concept as keynoted by two words that form the terminology. Herein, as general knowledge presupposes, the public is made up of a people in so More ...

The term public' implies a big or small community of people who have common interests and values. It is a psychological group without any face-to-face contact. Opinion' according to common usage is a judgment or belief held with confidence but not s More ...

The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most critical thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary. More ...

A joke has two parts: a set-up (premise) and a punch-line (pay-off).In comedy club humor you can push the envelope with subject material, your language, etc. More ...