This morning I read a very concise blog post by Paul Sloane called The Eight Worst Mistakes that Keynote Speakers Make. I attended a dreadful keynote in 2016 by a speaker charging a fee[…]
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Magic Presents from the Rainbow
Tis the season of sharing and receiving presents. Surprises are welcome, when given with love and attention. One of the surprises of this blog is that the rainbow constantly surprises me with “presents”. By “presents”[…]
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Rainbow Example 3 – Madonna
My speak-the-rainbow theory got an unexpected test when a friend suggested I review the acceptance speech Madonna made at Billboard’s Woman in Music Awards. A singer of Madonna’s stature knows the 10 things an audience[…]
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Bring Joy to the World
Tis the season of Joy. Christmas carols like Joy to the World fill the air and, thankfully, remind us of yellow Christmas lights and candles illuminating our dark nights of December with joy. Yellow joy also[…]
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10 things an audience wants
I woke up motivated to get to grips with the all important question we need to answer: What do audiences want? I grabbed a coffee and googled 80-year-old comedian with ukulele. Weird choice, right? The[…]
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Moving on from Mad, Fun & Sun
The evening before I flew to Madrid for Mad, Fun, and Sun, I rushed from work in Paris to pick up my brand new speaktherainbow.com business cards in the suburbs. I got to the UPS delivery[…]
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Purple
Train your mind to look at audiences not only with your eyes, but also with intuition and imagination. This will allow you to see what your eyes cannot: souls. In fact, the act of gathering[…]
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Indigo
Indigo is the color of writing a blog, giving a presentation on the “3 ways to”, explaining the “7 tips how to”. Indigo resonates when you add depth to your words with structure, knowledge, and[…]
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Yellow
Your joy for speaking and performing on stage radiates the color yellow. Joy spreads through confidence, smiles, relaxed manner, humor, and laughter. Joy makes you shine for audiences. A crowd can feel your joy[…]
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Orange
Whatever type of speaking or performing in public you do, you need energy in your voice, gestures, and body. Be generous with your energy and you will be orange. Audiences will see you as dynamic,[…]
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