How to ... Give the perfect speech

Forget picturing a naked audience.

That advice for giving a great speech is outdated, not to mention a tad odd.

The most memorable speeches are ones that have sincere storytelling, blend comedy with a theme, and above all else, stick to the point. Those are some of the top tips for giving a great speech from public relations, branding and marketing entrepreneur Kristine Nickel. Now a managing partner of Sarasota-based Nickel Communications, Nickel, among other roles, is a former lead in-house spokeswomen for Tropicana and FCCI Insurance Group. She's given hundreds of speeches in her career.