by Dortha | Sep 12, 2015 | Blog
What if you woke up tomorrow and realized that your most valuable legacy… the priceless gift you are to pass on to future generations…are your stories…the ones you tell with pride of following your dream and overcoming a specific obstacle or obstacles, about your...
by Dortha | Apr 1, 2015 | Blog
Guest blog post by Cara Corodoni: Spring, spring, spring is almost sprung, especially if you’re in California where we skipped winter this year. Spring, when the seemingly dead reveals itself as only dormant; when then earth once more begins her veil dance, showing a...
by Dortha | Dec 9, 2014 | Advanced presentation skills, How to improve presentation skills, Keynote Speaker, Public speaking
Great speakers are the ones that are also great storytellers. All great storytellers are also great artists when it comes to their craft. Storytellers, like artists, are painting pictures with words instead of paint for their audiences. The storyteller starts with a...
by Dortha | Sep 4, 2014 | Advanced presentation skills, Blog, How to improve presentation skills, Public speaking
Want to enhance your public speaking? Using props can be very effective when done right, resulting in an enhanced presentation. The word “prop” is a shortened version from the term “theatrical property”, which refers to objects used by actors in a play, or in this...
by Dortha | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog
Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts – Part 2 As I mentioned in my previous blog, your listeners will relate more to stories than to a list of facts. But what if you are giving a report where the facts are important? Use a metaphor! Statistics are a great...
