Shortcuts to Communication Success

What does it mean to find your voice? Well, there are lots of different interpretations of that particular phrase but to my mind, it’s really about having the confidence to be you and to speak up as you truly are. A lot of my clients come to me and they say that they just want to find their groove on stage, they want to get into their groove, be who they are, be natural, be comfortable during publ...

Today, I want to discuss the reasons why you should hang around after you’ve given a talk or made a presentation. Often, when we’re done presenting all we want to do is run away. We want to blow off steam. We want to be by ourselves or with close friends. We want some time to think through what just happened... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech...

The idea of having your own style – the way that you do things when you’re on stage – may seem like a luxury to you at the moment. Typically, especially if we leave our preparation to the last minute, elements such as style and flair fall by the wayside because there’s no time left to work on them!! READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free...

A client came to me recently and described feeling surges of fear before speaking. The feeling is actually quite normal – it’s just the body pumping us up with energy in anticipation of our speaking opportunity... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Speaking with more clarity, making sure that your diction really does help you articulate your message, can make a huge difference. Early this week, I was running a workshop called “The Speakers Toolkit”... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

This week, let’s discuss why you might want to find yourself a public speaking coach. In fact, any kind of coach! Early this week, I received a phone call from a business owner who’s based in the Middle East. He’s been struggling a little bit with his communications... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5...

Today’s question: do you enjoy your time on stage in the spotlight? OK OK, your answer might well be a resounding ‘no’. After all, if you’re here looking for public speaking tips that probably means you lack a bit of confidence on stage and need a little encouragement... READ MORE   Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guid...

Today, let’s talk about speech structure. Obviously, it’s important to organise your content – for audience comprehension as well as ease of delivery! If you have a quick and easy speech structure at your disposal, then that also means you will be able to prepare yourself very quickly... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast wi...

Most of us in business want to do the thing that lights us up. Sometimes, marketing tasks like researching companies or researching opportunities feel like a real drain and a real struggle for us to get into. Here I share my top reasons you should hire help when looking for speaking opportunities...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-fre...

In this episode, I want to talk about something that’s very important if you want your event to go right, and that’s doing your audience research. I'll give you key questions you want to ask before your next (and every) gig and tell you why...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a shor...

Public speaking fear is a huge issue. There are so many different reasons why people can be afraid of getting up and speaking in front of the group. One of the reasons why people often get themselves tied up in knots is because they have what I called “Performing Monkey Syndrome”...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with m...

Today I want to give you guidelines for your next public speaking gig, and how instead of just recounting a simple story, you want to talk about how important it is for the main character to succeed and what’s at risk if things go wrong...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short sp...

Today, I want to chat about the importance of follow-up, not only in terms of securing public speaking opportunities but also in terms of your business overall. I'll cover email follow up, social media follow up and systems to secure Public Speaking opportunities...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 f...

Reasons why writing a book is worth your time and effort: 1. Enhances your credibility as a speaker 2. Sweetens the pot/provides an incentive to hire you for public speaking 3. Provides content for repurposing READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

This episode will cover the basics of fee negotiation: 1. If someone asks you to speak at their event 2. If they want you to speak for free 3. If you’re being paid a fee 4. When it’s time to flee READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

I want to share a very simple storytelling framework that you can use with your audience to tell your personal story. It’s called the Now-Then-How framework...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Achieve visibility and get hired. Highlights on this episode:  1. People buy people. 2. A good pitch should intrigue people or arouse curiosity. 3. You want to differentiate yourself and your company. READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Hear about the D.I.V.A. model and the main reasons for having your own system: 1. Shows you mean business. 2. Shows that your thoughts are organised. 3. Gives your client a road map...  READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Here I share some of the reasons it’s so important to tell stories during public speaking.  Highlights: Stories allow us to connect emotionally with our listeners Stories give people hope Client stories are a powerful way to show off your expertise... READ MORE Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace...

In this episode I'd like to welcome you to Shortcuts to Public Speaking Success by sharing my journey. I went from getting fired from a job for being too quiet to becoming an international speaker, singer and communications coach. Go to  www.sholakaye.com  for useful freebies, tips and more. Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide  5 frameworks to ace a short speech.