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“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Great Britain Last Tuesday, I was contacted by someone I worked with forty (40) years ago. He is now a business professor at Liberty University

The International Platform Association (IPA) is excited to extend an invitation to all professional speakers from various fields to join its prestigious association. The IPA, known for its rich history and exceptional benefits, is seeking after-dinner speakers, artists, authorities, authors, celebrities, coaches, comedians, connoisseurs, consiglieres, consultants, curmudgeons, debaters, educators, emcees,

“The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet With computers, the Internet, and artificial intelligence, it may be hard to think people still read books. But they do.In

“To make our communications more effective, we need to shift our thinking from “What information do I need to convey?” to “What questions do I want my audience to ask?” – Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die If you don’t deeply engage

“Vocabulary enables us to interpret and to express. If you have a limited vocabulary, you will also have a limited vision and a limited future.” – Jim Rohn (1930 – 2009), influential and motivational speaker When I retired from the U.S. Air Force some years ago, my

“Failure is never final; success is never ending.” – Dr. Robert Schuller, famed TV evangelist In a horse race, the winner wins by a nose. So the difference between success and failure for the second-place horse was a nose.If the second-place horse had persisted and exerted extra effort,

Professional Experience: The speaker should have experience as a professional speaker and should have delivered several speeches in the past. Expertise: The speaker should be an expert in their field and should have the necessary qualifications to speak on the topic they are proposing. Presentation Skills: The speaker should be an excellent

“The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures.” – Ben A. Shneiderman, American computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland Have you ever attended a presentation that had so much data in the slides the speaker’s message was utterly lost on you?

“Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it ‘to whom it may concern.’” – Ken Haemer, an expert in presentation design For those who are regular readers of these articles, it is no secret to you how I feel

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase ‘It is the busiest man who has time to spare.” – C. Northcote Parkinson, British historian and author Parkinson’s first law says, “Work expands