Archive for November, 2009
« Previous EntriesAsk Darren: Why did you move to Las Vegas?
Monday, November 30th, 2009I get this question quite a bit. My family was shocked until I explained why. Here is why?
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Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
STAGE TIME: Are You Cheating Your Audience?
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Are you cheating your audience?
Here’s the situation… You’re asked to give several sessions during a conference. You have different topics, but like most professional speakers, you you use some of the same stories when you speak about those different topics. Your first presentation is a special “pre-conference workshop,” so only about half of conference attendees [...]
Lady and the Champs 2010 Join us!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Are you serious about your public speaking skills? About motivating your audience to action?
“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for two things, the people you meet and the books you read.” - Charlie Tremendous Jones
Join us!
It has been life-changing for many speakers, how about you?
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STAGE TIME: You Give It, But Do You Take It?
Saturday, November 14th, 2009This amazed me.
Recently, I attended a Train-the-Trainer Boot Camp to learn some new ideas for teaching others. We did an amazing exercise where attendees were required to be creative on stage, and then stand there to accept the applause from the audience.
Many of the participants had little or no stage time, and pushed themselves way [...]
World Champion Practices at his Toastmasters Club
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009PART I
PART II
We all need to practice what we preach! Do you video tape yourself when you speak?
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Darren LaCroix, 2001 Wold Champion of Public Speaking