- Transforming Followers With Transformational Leadership
There are many different theories behind leadership, as well as many different kinds of leadership styles. (…)
- Reading to an Audience
Public speaking is counterintuitive. That is to say what your intuition tells you is a good thing is not always the truth. And what your instincts say not to do is often the best thing to do. (…)
- What Does Being in a Situational Leadership Role Mean?
Being in any kind of leadership role can be stressful, especially when you're not even sure exactly what role you should be playing. (…)
- Put Some Snap Into It.
The difference between a public speaking presentation that bores you to tears and one that leaves you with a smile on your face and thinking about that presentation is often not the content but the style of the speaker. (…)
- Showing Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is a type of leadership defined by the leader playing the role of the steward of resources, whether it is the company, organization or classroom's resources. (…)
- Public Speaking Quirks
We all have our little vocal style that makes us unique. How often have you heard someone make a remark about how interesting it is the way you phrase things? (…)
- The Need For Nursing Leadership
In recent years the number of nurses has dropped to the point there is a significant need for people in the nursing industry. (…)
- Public Speaking Means Never Saying "I'm Sorry"
In the romantic movie, "Love Story", a phrase about love was introduced that went, "Love means never having to say your sorry". (…)
- Profiting From Local Leadership Classes
When you are a leader over a group of people, you always want to learn new leadership skills so that you can lead just a little better than before. (…)
- Marketing by not Marketing
Many times local civic organizations look for experts from various businesses to come and give a presentation about your area of skill. (…)
- What Determines Leadership Traits
A trait is usually something that is a permanent part of a person's personality or being. For most people, a trait is something they have throughout their entire life. (…)
- Making a Living as a Public Speaker
The wonderful dearly departed comic Chris Farley had a character that was a professional motivational speaker. That character was Matt Foley and he was an absolute mess. (…)
- Teaching And Training—Can Leadership Be Learned?
Leadership is thought by many people to be a natural ability—something that people are born to do. (…)
- Make Them Laugh
In the delightful Broadway musical "Singing in the Rain", there is a song called "Make em Laugh" which is based on this idea that the best way for any stage performer to build a bond with an audience is to use humor to bring a smile, or a laugh, to that audience. (…)
- Discovering Leadership Theories
Many times, people in leadership roles are not aware of what type of leader they want to be. A certain attitude emerges, and this will determine what kind of leader that person will be. (…)
- Maintaining Focus in Public Speaking
A public speaking situation can be intimidating for even the most seasoned of public speaking professionals. (…)
- Leadership Styles That Work, And Some That Don't
Everyone has their own leadership style. (…)
- It's all in the Voice
Maybe one of the most common occurrences that happens in a public speaking situation is to see someone in the audience go to sleep on you. (…)
- Differences In Leadership Style
There are many differences in leadership style and each company may be looking for a different kind of leader. (…)
- Illustrate, Illustrate Illustrate
When a speaker loses an audience, too often it is a mystery to him. But for the audience, it is not a mystery. (…)
