Posts by Yvonne Ortega
Tips to Switch from Live to Virtual: Part 2
I attended the first-ever Virtual Speak Up Conference July 8–10, 2020. One of my responsibilities was to facilitate virtual prayer sessions and a writer’s track session. With Plan A in…
Read MoreTips to Switch from Live to Virtual Training: Part 1
The live training of the past is now virtual in many cases. It may remain so because of the pandemic, its side effects, and the savings from travel expenses, hotel,…
Read MoreHOW TO CRAFT THE FIRST POINT OF YOUR PRESENTATION: PART 2
In Part 2, you will go through the ways to use the foundational phrase in the first point of your presentation. We covered the niche and the foundational phrase in…
Read MoreCRAFTING 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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