Posts by Yvonne Ortega
CRAFTING THE FIRST POINT OF YOUR PRESENTATION: PART 1
What are you passionate about? What could you speak or write on that you would forget to eat a meal or stay up late to prepare for it? That’s your…
Read MoreHow to Craft an Introduction for Your Speaking Engagement, Part 2
In case you didn’t read How to Craft an Introduction for Your Speaking Engagement, Part 1, here are the main points from it: Begin with a bang. Avoid “unpleasant pleasantries.” Don’t…
Read MoreHow to Craft an Introduction for Your Speaking Engagement, Part 1
“I can’t speak for you this weekend, ma’am. I don’t have anything to say, and no one wants to hear me anyway.” “Yvonne, you do have something to say, and…
Read MoreHow you can put POWER into a POINT! (Part 2)
If you haven’t read HOW YOU CAN PUT POWER INTO A POINT: PART 1, you can go back and read it. Here are the main points from it: *Speak in…
Read MoreHow You Can Put Power into a Point: PART 1
By Yvonne Ortega Are you an author who never signed up to be a speaker? Do you feel more comfortable behind your laptop in a corner at Starbucks, a study…
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