by Cheryl Chapman | Oct 30, 2020 | Blog, Public Speaking
We live in a fast-paced world. And it is getting faster all the time. In 2001 a guy called Ray Kurzweil, an inventor, said that in the next hundred years we wouldn’t see 100 years-worth of progress but more like 20,000 years worth. He’s a pretty smart guy. He...
by Cheryl Chapman | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Public Speaking
The Greatest Show In Yorkshire! AKA the launch of the Live Love Laugh Lives! How do you speak at the moment, when you aren’t allowed in the same building with more than 6 people? Or 15. Or 30. Depending on what and where you are. Well, it’s a good question,...
by Cheryl Chapman | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Change, Public Speaking
As a public speaking coach, I often get asked, “Cheryl, what makes the difference between an OK speech, a good speech and a great speech?” The people asking the question are usually doing so because they are pre-judging themselves. They may think that they could...
by Cheryl Chapman | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Public Speaking
The world was already noisy online before the current pandemic. Now, of course, it is noisier than ever as it is just about the only place people can be. Pre March 2020 much business was still being done face to face. A lot of people were meeting new prospective...
by Cheryl Chapman | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, Public Speaking
Maybe you harbour a secret desire to be a speaker and speak to large audiences all over the world. Perhaps you don’t feel confident speaking in public, but you would LOVE to be able to do it, because you have a message burning inside you that you need to get out. ...
by Cheryl Chapman | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Public Speaking
Why is it that perfectly normal human beings, who speak to people every day of the week, completely freeze when they have a camera pointed at them? Have you been there? And it doesn’t just apply to ‘regular’ people. I have seen it happen to accomplished professional...
