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Public Speaking for Children

Date: July 23, 2014

Besides writing, speaking is very important as a medium for delivering ideas, convincing people, and building opinions. Therefore, ...

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Public speaking myths debunked!
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10 Mostly Good Public Speaking Tips

Date: December 20, 2013

by Cynthia Lay I just ran across this article by Nick Morgan over on Forbes.com. It’s got some ...

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How to Write a Funny Speech
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Developing Original Humor for Your Talk

Date: December 13, 2013

Most humor in the business setting is unplanned. It just happens. Spontaneous events with clients and co-workers create ...

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How to Give a Wedding Toast
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6 Tips to Give a Great Wedding Speech

Date: December 5, 2013

I went to a wedding over the weekend, and had the opportunity to listen to at least 7 ...

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How to Use Pauses Effectively in Speaking
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Why the Pause Is Invaluable in Public Speaking and When to Do It

Date: November 5, 2013

I recently worked with a woman who spoke at 100 mph and seldom paused to take a breath ...

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What Public Speaking Mistakes are You Making?
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Don’t Say These Words When Speaking

Date: July 25, 2013

We know profanity is always inappropriate when speaking. There are, however, other words we should leave out of ...

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How to Pause Effectively in Your Speaking
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How to Use the Power of the Pause in Public Speaking

Date: June 27, 2013

Learning how to use the power of the pause in public speaking can be one of the most ...

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Discover the Right Way to Increase Your Volume Without Shouting

Date: June 25, 2013

One of the difficulties many people have is to the ability to increase their volume without hurting their ...

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How to Accept an Award
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Accepting an Award With Class, Style and No “Humble”

Date: June 15, 2013

In accepting an award, you need to be gracious, grateful and humble. (But for heaven’s sake, don’t use ...

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Body language & gestures during a speech
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What Language is Your Body Speaking?

Date: June 9, 2013

Body language. The nonverbal communication of your body that can tell your audience you are speaking with confidence ...

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HELP! My Speech Isn't Funny!
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Public Speaking: What to Do When Nobody Laughs at Your Jokes

Date: June 7, 2013

One of the worst nightmares of every public speaker — especially for comedians — is telling a joke ...

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When things go wrong during a speech
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What To Do When Things Go Wrong During Your Speech

Date: June 5, 2013

Murphy’s Law states: Whatever can go wrong, does. This is true even when you speak. The good news ...

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Public Speaking Secrets for Toastmasters
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TALK: 4 Simple Steps to Effective Public Speaking

Date: December 3, 2012

Speaking in public isn’t as difficult as one might think, providing you go at it with a plan. ...

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Be careful about negative body language when speaking!
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Credibility: 15 Facets to Speaking Professionalism: #2 – Gestures

Date: August 23, 2011

For aspiring and experienced speakers alike, each aspect of credibility is to be closely guarded and continually built ...

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What to do when your audience is bored
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This Is Why Your Audience Isn’t Paying Attention to You…

Date: June 11, 2011

Ever get the feeling that your audience just isn’t listening to what you are telling them? I mean ...

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