Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I recently received an email from an HR leader at a global computer manufacturer, where I am coaching several executives. She’d been ...

An elevator speech is a quick and effective way of getting someone’s attention, and getting them to see things your way. The concept of an elevator pitch is to engage your audience, make your point ...

The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

That attitude will kill a speech every time. You’ve probably sat through some lousy speeches. Despite the speakers’ renown, you eventually tuned them out over their self-indulgent tangents and ...

So, you’ve got to give a presentation and you do what most people do—procrastinate. Right? I’m a professional speaker and that means I’m a pro at putting off working on material. You know how it is.

If you’ve been asked to be the best man at a friend's (or family member's) wedding, consider it a big deal and a major honor! Sure, it comes with some additional responsibility, but your ...

A public relations, or PR speech, announces important developments such as new products, company reorganizations, new staff, new offices, expansion and community events the company sponsors or ...

It was the summer of 1998, the end of her junior year of college, when Sarah Hurwitz fell in love with the art form of writing the perfect speech, having scored an internship at the White House in ...

A short speech for a school assembly is delivered at the start of the school day, typically in a school environment. It is generally given by a student leader, teacher, or school principal and serves ...

Evidence for your thesis or claim can vary depending on the topic and the type of speech you’re writing. Statistics might seem like the most credible, but these can be very boring, hard to understand ...