No Such Thing As OFF The Record

07/31/2024

A lovely endorsement from a client who was freaking out 😱 because she was having to give a 25 minute speech at a leadership conference in NYC. Her first speaking gig no less…
I spent 2 hours preparing her via zoom & 4 ½ hours writing / rewriting / editing her content to make it cohesive & have audience appeal.

07/23/2024

Five Effective Communication Tools, by Andrea Devaux

1. Prepare your “message”
Organize your thoughts to avoid conveying the wrong message. When responding, take your time. Silence can be powerful.

2. Listen and react accordingly
Pay attention to reactions. Knowing who you are dealing with or who your audience is will help you better plan your responses.

3: Pay attention to Body Language
Are you shaking “no” with your head, whilst telling someone with your words how awesome something is? Be a unified front in what you are saying with your words and what you are saying with your body.

4. Get to the point
Less is more. If you drone on, people will tune you out. Rather, find interesting ways to get your message across. Use personal accounts and examples to repeat your main points in creative ways.

5. Know what your audience is listening for
Most people are listening to the radio station WIIFM = “What’s in it for ME?” Knowing this helps tailor what you say and how you say it. Your message needs to incorporate “take home pay” for the other party.

07/02/2024

As far as I know, this 18 month old is my youngest reader.
Hey, it’s never too early to start preparing for public speaking engagements! 🎤 ⬇️ 💥

https://nosuchthingasofftherecord.com/book/

07/01/2024

For anyone having to warm up in preparation for giving a talk, here are 11 Tongue Twisters to help you practice articulation.
Start slowly and build up speed.
Memorize and repeat.
— p.s. #5 is insane! 😳😩

1. High roller, low roller, lower roller.
2. I need a box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer.
3. He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
4. The jolly collie swallowed a lollipop.
5. The sick sister's zither ceaseth; therefore she sufficeth us.
6. Friday's Five Fresh Fish Specials.
7. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.
8. Twixt this and six thick thistle sticks.
9. Red leather, yellow leather.
10. She sells seashells by the seashore, and the shells she sells are seashells.
11. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

06/27/2024

A lovely review just came in regarding my recently dropped audio book 🎤 📖 ☺️
https://www.amazon.com/No-Such-Thing-Off-Record/dp/B0D1L1P338/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

06/26/2024

Four years ago when the pandemic had just started, I was the first to give a talk on zoom for my women’s business networking group. ( NEWofMarin.com )
In this talk I include lots of nuggets on public speaking and how to “up level” your presentation skills on and off camera.
You will notice the lighting gets darker in the room as my talk continues — at about 15 minutes in I turn an additional light on. Rookie move: I had set up based on sunset lighting (which is the most flattering light one can use) but I hadn’t factored the sun going down… 🙄 🤣
Needless to say ring lights 💡 were not on my radar back in April 2020! Enjoy! 🎤 🎥 🕺🏻
www.NoSuchThingasOFFtheRecord.com

From the Boardroom to the Newsroom, nearly every job requires speaking in front of a group. In this age of political correctness and viral social media momen...

06/05/2024

Some shameless self promotion… 🤓🕺🏽
A kind email from a financial planner who was the MC / “conference chair” for the FPN NorCal conference [2023 & 2024]. Please reach out if you know anyone who needs help with either scripts &/or presentation skills. 🎤 🎥 🪩
📞 415-786-6209
📧 [email protected]

05/22/2024

My book No Such Thing as OFF the Record (a survival guide for public speaking & media engagements) was recently released on audible 🎤 🕺🏻
2 hours of riveting listening delivered by yours truly! 🤓☺️

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. From the boardroom to the newsroom, nearly every job requires speaking in front of a group. In this age of political correctness and viral social media moments, “winging it” can be a risky business. It’s no wonder that three out of four...

04/09/2024

Here is of my clients, Luana, doing an amazing job in this interview. 📺 👏🏾👏🏻👏🏽
I worked with her along with the rest of the Planetarium staff at CalAcademy 🪐 — public speaking coaching / helping them with their presentation skills.

The solar eclipse is Monday, but one organization is hosting an event this Saturday to teach kids about the solar eclipse and cultural meanings behind it.

09/21/2023

Great reminders! 🐵🙊🙉🙈

Think you know a thing or two about how to have a good conversation? You might still be guilty of these rude conversation habits.

03/21/2023