by Alan | Mar 1, 2019 | Communication skills, Life, public speaking
There are four steps to becoming great at anything. This includes learning how to drive. It’s my second (and last!) experience training a teen driver. Driver #2 has a different outlook, a few challenges (a few months off due to a surgery which equated to less... 
by Alan | Feb 7, 2019 | public speaking, Storytelling
How do you match your story to a moral? And how do you use it in public speaking? Match your story to a moral… I had a dream. Not a Martin Luther King, Jr. dream. A real dream. One while I was sleeping. I suppose that I have lots of dreams, but I don’t... 
by Alan | Jan 8, 2019 | Business, Communication skills, public speaking, Travel
Worst compliment ever? When I first heard this worst compliment ever at one of my high school reunions, it struck me hard. “You haven’t changed a bit.” I’m sure it was meant as a compliment. I wish they were applying it to my weight, physique, innocence, or maybe even... 
by Alan | Nov 1, 2018 | public speaking
It’s starting to be a common call here at MillsWyck Communications. “How can I become a professional speaker?” or maybe the more tentative, “Do you think anyone would pay me to speak?” Usually it’s a person with an amazing story that’s been told repeatedly they... 
by Alan | Oct 9, 2018 | Communication skills, public speaking
Tips for Reducing Anxiety When Speaking Fear is real and it’s the main reason for most of the calls we get here at MillsWyck Communications. The callers are from all walks of life, all levels of experience, different cultures, have ranged from age 7 to over 70,... 
by Alan | Oct 9, 2018 | Communication skills, public speaking
The one thing a speaker should never mention A speaker should never mention TIME when giving a presentation. I was coaching a group presentation the other day and (predictably) one of the presenters ran over their allotted time. While we know a presenter should NEVER...
