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Richard O'Dor draws upon his 30 years of teaching and coaching speakers from all walks of life and around the world to dispel the folklore and myths that saturate the field of communication training. Forget the gimmicks that ask you to relax, imagine people naked, look at the back wall, and rehearse with mirrors. These can cause anxiety.

Richard's book uses the most recent research from the fields of medicine, neurobiology and linguistics to understand this most basic and crucial of human activities. It provides scientific insights into the entire process of becoming a powerful speaker.

Communication is all about power -- a word which doesn't appear in other public speaking books. An audience analysis is incomplete if it does not analyze power relationships. Learn to identify your target audiences.

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Personal Skills Assessment

One-on-one coaching is always the best option. But when time or distance does not allow for this, a Personal Skills Assessment is the next best thing. The PSA includes an analysis of a 3-5 minute segment of a speech and a 15-minute phone call to discuss the key issues covered by the PSA report.

  1. Prepay for the PSA and conference call using Google Checkout.
  2. Send a quality 3-5 minute video or mark a segment from a current speech.
  3. We accept vhs, cd, and dvd formats. Please label video with name and email.
  4. Mail your video to the address on the Google Checkout receipt (PS's address is also listed on the contact us page) or email us a link to a video you've uploaded (please indicate the segment you would like reviewed).
  5. We like to turn around PSA requests in a week, but due to high demand times and travel commitments, please allow up to 10 business days for your review.
  6. We'll email you to arrange a time for the 15-minute conference call to discuss strategies for improving your speaking.

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Design Powerful PowerPoints

Too many presentations emphasize information. Replace an outdated info delivery approach with an action perspective. Learn to create powerful speeches.

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Speech writing and writing are two distinct brain processes. Forcing yourself to write in a style that doesn't match your speaking results in frustration and speech anxiety.

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