For every trainer, presenter, or facilitator who has ever lost an audience, Crash and Learn is part handbook and part inspiration. From audience motivation, to honing storytelling skills, to the simple act of setting chairs in a room for maximum impact, author Jim Smith Jr. presents hundreds of road tested gems of wisdom that will help any presenter, trainer, or facilitator become more polished, powerful, and effective. Known by many as Mr. Energy and the trainers' trainer Jim Smith is an internationally known motivational speaker and the author and co-author of two other books From Average to Awesome and a co-author of Masters of Success. It includes 600+ road tested tips to keep audiences fired up and engaged; shows how a good speaker holds the attention of any audience, large or small; reveals what are the common, but often overlooked, mistakes speakers make; and, provides tips and pointers to eliminate and avoid mistakes through his Jim's Gems. Crash and Learn gently instructs and positively inspires. Jim Smith and his Gems will help any speaker or facilitator become more polished and powerful - painlessly.