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This week in the United States we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Just in case you’ve forgotten who he was, he is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. On Oct. 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through … Read more
Let’s face it – giving a speech is a lot of work. It’s a lot of work to prepare the speech and then it’s even more work to actually give it. If we are going to go to all of that effort, we really want to use the importance of public speaking to get our … Read more
When we give a speech, one of the most important things that we want to accomplish is to find a way to connect with our audience. If we can make this happen, then what we tell them just might sink in and perhaps we can use the importance of public speaking to change their lives … Read more
Speakers who want to create a speech that will be unforgettable for their audience need to find ways to activate their audience’s five senses
Speakers who want to get invited to give a TED talk need to understand what the event organizers are looking for in order to get accepted
A challenge that every speaker faces is that they may forget what they want to say while giving a speech, we need to have ways to recall what we want to say
In order for a speaker to become better, instead of making one big change they need to make a series of smaller changes that will improve their speeches
As is the case with most speakers, we both give and end up listening to many different speeches. After a time, they can all start to blur together. However, because of the importance of public speaking it is our responsibility to listen to each and every speech that we have an opportunity to hear. Our … Read more
Speakers who want to deliver a good speech need to take control of the sound in their speaking environment and make it work for them, not against them
Speakers want to learn how to create speeches that will allow them to paint mental images in the minds of their audience so that they can make their point