Improve public speaking: 7 Ways Speakers Sabotage Themselves Before Getting Up To Speak
Speakers looking to improve public speaking should focus on the habits holding them back. Sometimes speakers will sabotage their best...
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Eddie Rice
Nov 30, 20162 min read
Thank you speech: gratitude in end of year speeches
As a leader, you’ll often be called upon to give a thank you speech at the end of the year to your employees. Whether it’s something...
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Eddie Rice
Sep 25, 20162 min read
Improving Public Speaking Skills: What the 10,000 hour rule gets wrong
You might have heard of the “10,000 hour rule.” Researchers looked at chess players and others at the top of their game and found that to...
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Eddie Rice
Apr 14, 20162 min read
Graduation speech ideas: What I Hope That Commencement Speakers Will Share With This Year’s Graduate
Far too often, a graduation speech follows the same boring pattern: The speakers talk about their success and then tell the graduates to...
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Eddie Rice
Apr 10, 20162 min read
Get more sleep to become a better speaker
Get more sleep to become a better speaker. Even after one night of not enough sleep, our thinking slows down, our creativity suffers, and...
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Eddie Rice
Mar 31, 20163 min read
Keynote Speech Pre-Flight Keynote Checklist
Pilots go through a methodical checklist before each flight — it’s the same one whether it’s their first flight or hundredth. Keynote...
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Eddie Rice
Mar 29, 20162 min read
How to write a speech: Compose your speech out loud
Your computer can be your greatest enemy when writing a speech. Too often, speechwriters sit down to write a speech and just begin typing...
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Eddie Rice
Mar 19, 20161 min read
Best Wedding Toasts: 10 Best Maid of Honor and Best Man Wedding Toasts
This lists contains 10 of the best wedding toasts that I could find on the internet. Use them as inspiration for your next wedding...
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Eddie Rice
Mar 1, 20162 min read
Short political speeches: Pitch your stump with little time
When it comes to pitching an idea, a person, a candidate–whatever–the same principles apply. For whatever reason, Murphy’s Law loves to...
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Eddie Rice
Feb 15, 20161 min read
Speaker bio template: Have Your Speaker’s Bio Ready to Go!
One of my pet peeves is when a speaker begins their speech with a long list of their accomplishments and their personal background. It...
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Eddie Rice
Feb 5, 20163 min read
10 Key Qualities for CEO Speeches
This is your big moment. You’ve been named CEO or elected president of an association or chosen as the head of a college. You are now...
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Eddie Rice
Jan 20, 20162 min read
Five Graduation Speech Examples Not Full of Cliches
You’ve undoubtedly heard graduation speech examples with the following themes: “Follow your dreams/passion” “Never give up” “Look inside...
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Eddie Rice
Jan 18, 20161 min read
Check out my guest post: Why Candidates Should Ditch The Resume Stump Speech
Head on over to http://www.campaignsandelections.com and check out my guest post: http://campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/2633/...
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Eddie Rice
Dec 15, 20152 min read
Ways to Improve Public Speaking: Use Repetition: A Lesson from General Douglas MacArthur
It’s unfortunate, but audiences will remember very little of what you say. To combat this, you must find a theme and repeat it...
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Eddie Rice
Nov 27, 20151 min read
7 Wedding Toast Ideas: Brainstorming Prompts
Does this sound like you when you don’t have any wedding toast ideas? “I just don’t know where to start.” That’s the most common phrase I...
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Eddie Rice
Nov 18, 20152 min read
Award Speech: 3 Quick Tips for Success
An award speech can be tough. After all, you are the one receiving the award and are probably feeling a bit weird about talking about...
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Eddie Rice
Nov 9, 20152 min read
Giving a thank-you speech to your team: 6 Tips
As a leader, no doubt you have your team and others to thank for your success. At your end-of-year holiday party, think about giving a...
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Eddie Rice
Jun 18, 20152 min read
How to write a great speech: start at the end
How to write a great speech: A new speech can be daunting for any speaker. What do I talk about? Will my speech make sense? Where do I...
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Eddie Rice
Jun 3, 20152 min read
Hire a Speechwriter: 7 Reasons Why
CEOs and other professionals short on time know that they need to delegate. One way is to hire a speechwriter. A great writer can make...
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