Interact Guidebook
Your Resource for Authentic CommunicationThe Wrong Way to Open a Speech (and 7 Right Ways)
You’re sitting in the audience in anticipation of a great talk. The conference speaker is a renowned food expert and the author of a new book. The emcee introduces her, and she walks to the front of the room as people clap. Then comes the...
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Presidents’ Day – Celebrating 5 of the Best Presidential Addresses
A presidential address is meant to do a number of things. It’s meant to inspire. It’s meant to comfort. It’s meant to show strength. To show compassion. To show hope. In honor of President’s Day, we offer five presidential addresses that hit those notes and...
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What We Can Learn from MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Imagine. It’s a warm day in August 1963, in the height of the Civil Rights movement. There are 250,000 people gathered on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial, as people around the world listen...
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Graduation 2019 – Our Recap of the Most Memorable Speeches
Our annual review of the best, most unusual, most memorable speeches of the graduation season....
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The Parkland Kids – An Update
The students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School continue to inspire us....
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An American and Her Prince
Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon at the Royal Wedding makes our list of Authentic Moments in 2018....
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Beware of the Dark Side of the Podium
Podiums keep us hidden and disconnected from the audience. Step away!...
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8 Ways to Overcome Nervousness when Speaking
Channel your nervous energy into electricity using these 8 steps....
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Authentic People – Brian Dawkins
NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins gives a powerful speech about his struggles with depression....
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Why Your Vocal Quality Is So Important
People use it to read your passion, confidence, sincerity, natural authority and commitment....
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8 Ways to Overcome the YIKES! in Public Speaking
If you feel a surge of creepy, cold adrenaline before you speak, we’ve got some good news....
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Going Rogue: How to Give a Powerful Presentation in the Boardroom
We hold ourselves back by thinking we have to show up like other presenters....
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How to Make a Memorable (and Meaningful!) Toast
Standing in the spotlight to make an important toast can be daunting. Here are tips to insure success!...
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How to Introduce a Speaker
Introducing a speaker on short notice? We’ve got you covered....
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A Close Call: Overcoming Old Habits
I began to recognize when I was about to bore people beyond measure....
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A Recipe for Your Breakthrough Performance
What risks are you willing to take to make your speaking more powerful and inspiring?...
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Hero’s Journey: Defining Events
To share the value of your life lessons with others is the essence of generosity....
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Savor the Moment and the Message
Use these 9 tips for effective pausing and allow us to experience your message....
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The Power of Storytelling in the Life of a Sixth Grader
In 1976 I learned to articulate real life experiences. It changed me forever....
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Tracing Your Influences
As you begin to identify these influences, more and more will occur to you....
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How to Uncover, Own and Tell Your Story
The first steps of any spectacular presentation is your own sense of identity....
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Think of Your Audience as the Hero
Planning a high-stakes presentation? It should come as a relief that it’s really not about you....
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10 Keys to Having a Good Conversation
Consider this. What is the potential value of a good conversation?...
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How to Organize a Compelling Presentation
Open and close well and don’t screw it up in between....
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How to Use Data in Your Presentation
Use the whole brain approach....
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How to Use Technology as a Presentation Tool
Set yourself up for success....
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How to Untether Yourself from a Speaker Podium
Show up and take command....
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When does an Audience Stop Listening?
Follow these steps and you won’t have to find out....
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Use Your Phone to become a Better Public Speaker
You have a coach in your pocket....
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Six Ways to Handle a Heckler
Above all, don’t react defensively....
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