Speech Writing… the Marcus Method

Prepare a 20 minute speech in 5 minutes or less Before I delve into the title of this post, let me start off by saying I used to be just like most people – I had a complete and utter fear of speaking in public. In fact, when I was in high school I once gave a ‘speech’ in front of the student body that went so awfully bad (between the heat flashes, shakes, loss of words, and near...

Practice, practice, practice…

Wow! You’re a natural… When I was young I wanted to be a good skier. Not easy in England. We don’t have much snow and even fewer mountains. What to do? I joined a ski club, which boasted the longest dry ski slope in England… a staggering 235m! I got to know all the best skiers in the club, had coaching, put in hours of practice, read books, watched videos and eventually I...