Peter Fogel

Protecting the Public Speaker's Most Valuable Asset: Your Voice!

A lawyer has his briefs and his arguments. A basketball player needs a basketball and a plumber uses a snake to clear a drain. What do these professionals (who get paid a lot of money) all have in common? Without one specific tool, they cannot do their jo... Read >

The Secret to Inspiring Your Audience While Public Speaking!

New speakers (as well as audience members) occasionally approach me after one of my keynote presentations and ask me how I knew I wanted to be a speaker. Well, that is certainly a good question that has many answers. However, the one resounding theme that... Read >

How to Be a More Effective Public Speaker!

Have you ever really sat down or studied what it takes to become and effective speaker? Well, to begin, you should first determine where you are in the speaking world. Do you want to be a professional speaker who makes this your livelihood? Are you a w... Read >

How to NOT to Compete With Food While Delivering a Speech or Presentation!

This truly could be the bane of any speaker's existence. Just think: You have to WOW your audience (who might never have seen you before)…. you have to deal with the set of the room (location of chairs and tables near platform) and NOW, you have the nigh... Read >

The Secret to Creating Smooth Transitions During Your Speech!

Ever drive a stick shift in a car? If you have, then you soon discovered if you don't use the clutch the right way (too fast or too slow -- or not at all), the gears will collide and you'll hear an annoying and scary grinding of metal. Most new teenage... Read >

Effective Public Speaking: Why Silence Can Indeed Be Golden!

If you want to clearly get your message across in front of an audience, guess what? You can communicate in a very effective fashion with not only your words, but with other methods of communication that do not involve speech at all. Alright, now you're w... Read >

Respect at Work: If You Want It... Be Prepared to Give It!

Remember the Tom Cruise movie Jerry McGuire? One of the great taglines in that film -- besides "You had me at hello" -- was when one of Jerry's clients kept saying, "Show me the money!" But what did he do for that money? He complained. That's right!... Read >

6 Sure-Fire Ways to Begin Your Speech for Maximum Impact!

We have all heard the expression “you never get another chance to make a first impression." In the public speaking world, the introduction is vital to your success. However, what you do AFTER your introduced is of even greater important. And because it i... Read >

5 Ways to Answer Challenging Questions During Your Presentation

There's no getting around it: The moment you bound onto the platform or stage your credibility is at stake. And one way to cement your credibility is to master the art of Q & A (short for Questions and Answers) Look at how Q & A's are done on the pol... Read >

How to Use a Story to Engage Your Audience

Preparing your speech and writing appropriate stories can be a challenge at the best of times, but the real challenge is in using and writing those stories in such a way that they really engage your audience. First, think about how other speakers and... Read >

More Effective Story Telling Tips & Tactics That'll Make You a More Persuasive Speaker! (Part II)

As I mentioned in Part I, being specific sells and makes a story more personal. Give your audience a place to envision by telling them the specific location of your joke or story. For instance, say you were in Tommy's Diner in Hoboken, New Jersey -- as op... Read >

Effective Story Telling Tips & Tactics That'll Make You a More Persuasive Speaker! Part I

Perhaps you've been there yourself. You are listening to a speaker drone on with facts and figures… and figures and facts. At that moment your eyes are rolling towards the back of your head. As I always say - audiences will forgive a lot of things from yo... Read >

How to Reinvent Yourself into a Highly Paid Position

Before the turn of the century breaking into the world of consulting and freelance work was a buyer's market, but that has changed. What changed this market were the corporate structures themselves. Corporations and even smaller companies decided that ... Read >

How to Quickly Connect With Your Audience While Giving a Speech!

The first part of connecting with the audience is to do the proper research for the event. And by that I mean, you have to do your homework. You have to consult with the client and event planner and truly understand the reason your presentation has be... Read >

8 Vital Questions to Ask BEFORE Giving a Presentation

One of the skills a marketer knows if he wants a high response from his campaign is to understand the make-up of his audience. He will dig deep to understand their core desires, needs, and wants. In essence, what “makes them tick!" Well, the same ty... Read >