“I messed up a speech once in front of my bosses, and I never want to go through that again,” a prominent client recently confessed to veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal. “Public ...

Lynn Smith uses her "brain bully" method and insights from her 15-year news career to help executives and small business owners.

One of the most often forgotten aspects of speaking and presentations is the introduction. What does the emcee or host say before you step onto the stage? If you don’t know what the emcee is going to ...

There are speakers who know how to speak. And then there are speakers who know how to connect. The difference?The second group knows how to read the room. I’ve hosted over 500 events—from black-tie ...

I just returned from Seattle, where I gave a presentation on persuasive speaking skills to employees and senior executives at Microsoft. When the organizers of the conference asked if I’d like to ...