by Geoffrey Berwind | Sep 17, 2018 | Speaking
Today I want to give you an easy, clear structure for a speech. Start with something which grabs the audience’s attention. This can be your choice of a compelling story, a startling statistic, calling out to a relatable problem, and so forth. You want to be catchy...
by Geoffrey Berwind | Sep 3, 2018 | Speaking
Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, “Eat, Pray, Love.” The Three Musketeers Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Friends, Romans, Countrymen “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right… These are just a few...
by Geoffrey Berwind | Jul 23, 2018 | Speaking
If you want to position yourself in a professional manner as a speaker, in the eyes of meeting planners and conference organizers, I recommend having these four fundamental things in place: A “Speaking” or “Speaking & Workshops” page on your website. On...
by Geoffrey Berwind | Jul 5, 2018 | Speaking
My favorite podcaster – and thought-leader – is Rob Bell, and I listen to his RobCast especially when I get mired in the day-to-day stuff and begin sweating the small things. I just listened to his excellent three-part series called “A Brief Guide to...
by Geoffrey Berwind | Jun 4, 2018 | Speaking, Storytelling
One of the ways I help my clients make a more emotion-based connection with their customers is by developing a personal and/or business mission statement. Why should you develop your mission statement? You need a concise way to explain what you do in a way that...
by Geoffrey Berwind | May 21, 2018 | Speaking
I stumbled on my first TED talk a few years back and was so taken with it that I became hooked forever. Three women were onstage in front of the big red TED logo. One woman, Phyllis Rodriguez in clothing you’d find a women wearing in any US city is holding the hand...