Why you should look to chair a conference? This is an AI generated transcript so please forgive any errors and spelling mistakes. Hi, my name is Shola Kaye. I'm a public speaking coach based in London, and I want to talk today about speaking at conferences. Now, I have another couple of videos on [...]
How to be an all-rounder at public speaking This is an AI generated transcript so please forgive any errors and spelling mistakes. Hi. If you are wanting to be a better public speaker and to have a nice little framework that will help you to check all the boxes every time you speak, then [...]
Public Speaking - Making an Occasion Speech? In this post I share a few tips and insights around occasion speeches and how to approach them. A number of my clients come to me for help with these kinds of speeches and typically, they're people who don't make speeches regularly at work. The clients are [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING: CLOSE YOUR SPEECH WITH POWER [This week's blog post contains an excerpt from my book 'How to be a DIVA at Public Speaking'] As both a public speaker and a singer, in my years of performing on stage, I always took it as a slight affront if the crowd didn’t ask for [...]
Public Speaking - Develop your OWN STYLE The idea of having your own style - the way that you do things when you're on stage - may seem like a luxury to you at the moment. Typically, especially if we leave our preparation to the last minute, elements such as style and flair fall [...]
I'm currently in sunny Mallorca, Spain, celebrating my birthday and today, I want to talk about one of the hot topics in the business world which is Storytelling. There are people out there who aren't using a really powerful story to build their business and to share who they are and win more clients. [...]
Did you ever watch a speaker and grow to trust them as a result of the bits of information they subtly shared? If so, you probably saw 'seeding' in action. As a professional singer as well as a speaking coach, I like to use examples from the world of pop music, so bear with me [...]
How To Be A More Authentic Public Speaker - Identify Your Why One way we can become more authentic public speakers is to know and share our ‘why’. Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why puts forth the idea that people will identify with your why—your overarching mission in life—more than with your job title, goals, [...]
How To Be A More Authentic Public Speaker - The Importance of Knowing Your Values Our values are what drive us in life. Knowing your values as a speaker will help you become much more powerful on stage. By knowing your values you’ll be fully aware of your strengths and can use them to become [...]
