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By Cynthia Lay · Comments (0)
Wednesday,
June
2nd,
2010
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Categories : Misc Speaking Topics, Professional Speaking
Whether they are preparing for a business presentation, wedding speech or fund-raising event, many of my clients explain that they know what they want to say, but just can’t get the words on the page.
The important thing to remember at this formative stage is that the finished product needs to be Read More→
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Categories : Misc Speaking Topics, Writing a Speech
Tags : speechwriting, structure
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Thursday,
May
20th,
2010
The wife had spent hours preparing a beautiful meal for the evening guests. As she took out the rich cream dessert from the refrigerator to lots of ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ disaster struck. The dish accidentally slipped and did a bottoms up transforming the perfectly decorated sweet into an indescribable splodge on the floor.
The lesson? Excellent preparation and contents can be destroyed by Read More→
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Categories : Misc Speaking Topics, Public Speaking Mistakes
Tags : Bad Habits, mistakes
By Guest Blogger · Comments (0)
Sunday,
May
2nd,
2010
Exercising and public speaking have a lot in common. Both become easier over time when you practice them regularly using the correct techniques. Everyone is capable of exercising and public speaking, although initially they may be a cause of pain for some people. The results of exercising and public speaking are worthwhile, but they’ll have more lasting positive effects and be more fun if you enjoy the experience.
Here are five tips about Read More→
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Categories : Before You Speak, Misc Speaking Topics
By Guest Blogger · Comments (0)
Friday,
April
30th,
2010
At a workshop I was holding in Toronto, one of the participants proceeded to deliver part of a rote, memorized persuasive presentation. This man, who I will call Bill, told us that he was a ‘professional’ speaker and that his presentations lasted 90 minutes. Luckily for us, he was only allowed to speak for 8-9 minutes; however, it took just 5 minutes of his memorized script for the attention of the group to begin to fade, as their eyes glazed over.
What was so interesting about Bill’s delivery was that Read More→
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Tags : memorize, practicing
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Wednesday,
April
28th,
2010
Impromptu speaking is more of a predicament you may find yourself in rather than a method of delivery. Since an impromptu talk is one for which you have had no previous notice, you are denied the advantage of preparation. Yet, if you analyze your daily conversation, you will find that most of it, be far, is impromptu: in class, over coffee, at home, on the phone, with a date, and during interviews. In all these cases, except Read More→
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Categories : Misc Speaking Topics, Public Speaking Skills
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Monday,
April
26th,
2010
Many people who speak in front of groups could be more effective communicators if they used a microphone. If the audience has to struggle to hear you, it will be difficult for you to communicate your message effectively. Many things can make it difficult for the audience to hear you, such as a noisy air conditioner or a loud group in the adjoining room. Hearing and understanding you can also be difficult if the people in the audience are not native speakers of the language you’re presenting in, or if you’re presenting new and technically complicated information.
Using a microphone effectively can help you Read More→
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Thursday,
April
22nd,
2010
The Thing About Words
As speakers, we have a tendency to focus on the things that scare us the most — forgetting our words, nervous body tics, etc. and we can often overlook the things that really count: making an impression on our audience. We see these images of sharply dressed orators presenting fantastic multimedia presentations and we sigh to ourselves and say “I could never do that.” Well it turns out that you don’t have to. You can be a powerfully effective speaker who is Read More→
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Categories : Misc Speaking Topics, Writing a Speech
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Tuesday,
April
20th,
2010
The Size of Your Speech Does Not Matter
If you ever have to give a presentation, whether it is for 60 seconds or 60 minutes, you need to make your message stick. What use is a message that gets thrown back into the ether once your audience goes home and can not remember or recall what you said to them a week, or even a month after you spoke to them. You want to not only impact your audience while Read More→
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Sunday,
April
18th,
2010
The fear of public speaking is one of the top fears that individuals have. Statistics show that over 41% of people have some level of fear or anxiety with regards to speaking in front of a consultation. This fear often manifests as excessive sweating, sweaty palms, increased pulse rates, blanking out (memory loss), nausea and often times trouble breathing. There are many speakers who Read More→
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Categories : Before You Speak, Misc Speaking Topics
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