Ever have an adventure where you had no idea what was coming next? Did you embrace it? Did you make any of those “I should have known better” mistakes? On adventures, we are in different environments; we can let our instincts help us or, sometimes, harm us. To say that my last week in Poland…
You can benefit from my mistakes! As speakers, we are often professional reminders. Once in awhile, we need reminding ourselves. Case in point: The European Tour I just completed with fellow World Champion Speaker, Ed Tate. I’ve learned quickly on previous trips to Europe that “American speakers” have a label, and it is not necessarily…
Have you ever watched a presenter say or do something that felt “off topic?” They may be really likeable, and they may have great presence, but what they do or say has you wondering what the heck that has to do with the subject? It happens all the time; even sometimes with seasoned professionals. This…
If you were sitting next to me at this convention at Caesar’s Palace, watching the presenters on stage before me, we would have looked at each other and shaken our heads. It was a classic case of power point slides gone text heavy. Niche industry conferences are often like this. Why don’t they get it?…
Want to connect with your audience? Ask World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren LaCroix. He gets questions. Today’s question comes from Claudette. She asks: You say you don’t have to be the ultimate expert to speak, but what if someone in your audience is more of an expert than you are? CLICK to play video…
Have you ever had the feeling like you just don’t belong? You are just not in the right place or around the right people? Your thoughts are on survival, not thriving. You don’t look forward to going there. Maybe like me you thought, “What’s wrong with me? I’m just not like everyone else.” Can you…
Are you a presenter? Give sales presentations? Got humor? One of the major problems of speakers is they “step” on their laughs, hence making them smaller. Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren LaCroix, will teach you on this video, exactly what happens, and how you can fix it! Want more humor in your speech?…
Want to know how to give funny speeches? Learn from a former stand-up comedian who learned how to do it the hard way and now gives funny speeches everyday in the corporate and convention world. Why did Darren LaCroix become a comedian and professional Speaker? Hear the story when he had his ah ha and…
It started as a simple walk in the park on a warm, sunny Las Vegas morning. I do it every day. All of a sudden I had a bug, which is rare in Vegas, tickled my nose and flew around my eyes. I just had a spasm-like reaction to it; trying to shoo the predator…
Does the speaking order matter in a speech competition? Really? When you hear the answer from World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren LaCroix it may surprise you. CLICK and play video. [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=”” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvKtKzUjQ1k” type=”yt” w=”560″ h=”315″] Want secrets to having confidence under pressure? CLICK for details Improv to Improve