How to Speak in Public

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Sean McArdle is a master motivator and speaker in the areas of sales, negotiation, strategic planning and personal development. His distinctions about what makes for a successful career and life come directly from his own experiences. His stories will take you on a personal journey from living under a bridge at 25 to negotiating some of the largest printing contracts in the publishing industry at 28. Since 1992, Sean McArdle has written numerous books, tapes and software programs in the areas of sales, strategic planning and personal development.

Sean McArdle's tapes series, LifeMapping: A Thinking Tool for Living Your Life On Purpose, was televised nationally in a 30-minute documercial with host and ESPN Sports Analyst, Joe Theismann. McArdle believes that the key to his success and yours is "the ability to design the architecture of a day that will bring you what you want for a lifetime."

A faculty member of the American Management Association, Sean McArdle delivers more than one hundred keynotes and seminars each year. He has shared the podium with many of today's leading celebrities, thinkers, and achievers. He is a consultant to some of America's leading businesses, including: Lucent Technologies, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Re/Max Properties, and the National Association of Printers and Lithographers.

Sean McArdle is the Chairman and founder of a nationally recognized training company providing seminars and consulting to some of America's leading corporations and the U.S. Federal Government. When he is not speaking or teaching others to teach his material, he focuses on new ways to help individuals take advantage of accelerated learning skills and techniques.

How to Speak in Public

Most people fear speaking in public more than death. In this video, Sean McArdle gives tips for becoming a more effective public speaker.

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Sean McArdle: Hi, my name is Sean McArdle and over the last 15 years through my company Life Answers, I have made more than a thousand keynote speeches. Stop and think about it that is a lot of people to talk to. It is an interesting thing about public speaking, you see they say that most people fear it more than death, which means that you would actually rather be the corpse at a funeral than the person delivering the eulogy.

I don t believe that that is true. I believe that inside of everybody has a desire to be heard, a desire to communicate, a desire to get their ideas across and if you can become a more effective public speaker you should. So, today we are going to get into some of the ideas behind how you become an effective public speaker and give you a few simple tips you can use to become a better public speaker today.

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