Douglas Vermeeren

An important component of relationships   Personal Power Mastery by “ Doug Vermeeren ”. Relationships are one of the five pillars of success. We will talk later about what that means and why they are so important. This pillar of relationships is not limited to a spouse, one of your children or even your extended family – it refers to everyone you interact with and how you are connected to them. But today I want to talk about the closer family relationships and let’s face it sometimes we don’t always feel as connected to them as we would like. Being connected to others can sometimes be a hard thing. Even when our intentions are great and we want more connection the other person may resist and not feel the same way. Sometimes we may have even made mistakes that have hurt the other person or done something to break down trust and connection. While this short article won’t give you all the secrets of creating a stronger relationship instantly I want to share with you on...

Secrets of Storytelling for Speakers According to  Douglas Vermeeren Storytelling is one of the most important skills a speaker can develop. Storytelling is the most important part of connection and engagement. It makes you real and relatable. It is what allows people to see your authenticity. Storytelling is also considered one of the most powerful skills you can have when selling form the stage. The power of storytelling cannot be underestimated. I love storytelling. (Can you tell?) One of the reasons I love story telling is I love stories. I love hearing them, writing them and watching them. I love them so much that’s actually what I studied in school. (Yes, that’s true I didn’t go to school to actually become a speaker.  Doug Vermeeren went to become a filmmaker and my studies focused on screenwriting. You’ve seen some of my work already in The Opus, The Gratitude Experiment and my latest movie The Treasure Map. I’ve written many other non-personal developmen...

For the last two decades I have been a public speaker. I have seen a lot of changes and most prominently I have seen many new speakers arrive on the scene with the intention to create a massive business sharing their expertise. More often than not they fail. This makes me ask: Is public speaking as a business dead or dying? As I have carefully considered this question and looked at the complete landscape of what is really going on in this highly saturated industry of speaking, coaching, mentoring and personal development in general I have an answer to this question: The old way of building this business is dying. While those who understand the nuances of today’s marketplace are not only thriving but building incredible 7 & 8 figure businesses. If I were summarize a few of the differences between the dying and thriving it would be as simple as this: The dying are relying on an old model of the speaking business. In other words they are focusing on creati...

The motivational speakers have a serious impact on how folks see their day to day life. Actually, the person who delivers the inspirational speeches has the ability to boost the morale of listeners. According to a professional  Douglas Vermeeren , listening to the inspiring speech help individuals in finding their ethos. Furthermore, this kind of speaking gives the pluck to chase what is vital to you. Everyone wants their staff works smoothly as well as proficiently as possible. The inspirational speaker offers different techniques which improve the productivity and allow workforces to leave the work on time every day. According to a research, the happy employees are 20 percent more productive than the unhappy one. Truth is inspirational speaking help in spicing up the work day and also allow to enjoy the work no matter the task at hand. Hence, individuals should have to provide the inspirational speaking workshop in the company. Inspirational Speaking as a Business...

One of the big mistakes I see speakers making today is that they don’t understand or they misuse the power of social media in growing their business. Most of them are not using it at all for their businesses. They are silent. Silent = invisible. You’d think that they would recognize that the biggest conversations are taking place in these forums now and to remain silent is to stay invisible. That is the worst you can be. At least doing things wrong or only part way well is not invisible. Even when you do things wrong there may be those who agree with you. But what I wonder is why there aren’t more people using social media to position themselves as experts. Why aren’t those who are supposed to be teachers using these platforms to share more about what they do and how they can help? Anyways, that is my challenge to you. Get out there and add value. Let people experience who you are. If you are a speaker, trainer or coach become more visible and let people ex...