Effective Speakers Move Up

This is why we invite you guys to make presentations at conferences: "When people change behavior after hearing a presentation, they grant authority to you and appreciate the difference you've made in their lives. This is why effective speakers move up in the business world. "

This is from Tim Sanders' post entitled Give your speech to change the world. When you make technical presentations, you're seen as an authority on the subject -- an authority. But, like Tim says, try to change the world with your talk; even if you only change the world of one person. How do you do that? Prepare. Practice.

Push yourself to give at least one technical presentation at a conference this year. If you don't do that, try local entities like Rotary Club, local Chamber of Commerce, local Realtors, etc.