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As speakers we are expected to be able to use the importance of public speaking and deliver information to our audience. They have come to listen to us and, with a little bit of luck, learn something new that they can put to work in their lives. What this means for us is that we … Read more How To Stretch The Truth In A Speech
Let’s face it – the most interesting story that you have to tell is the one that you tell about yourself. At some point in time during your speaking career, you will undoubtedly be asked to give a speech about yourself. Now the good news here is that you are not going to have to … Read more Speakers Learn The Secret To Talking About Themselves
One of the most challenging types of speeches to give is the one in which you are trying to teach your audience something new. You have the knowledge, you just have to find a way to use your speech to pass that knowledge on to your audience. The good news is that these speeches are … Read more Know Your Consumer Rights What to Know About Returning a Used Car
Speakers who will be speaking globally need to take the time to research how people greet and address each other in the country in which they will be speaking
As speakers, we can never be certain what the next speech that we’ll be asked to present will be. There may be circumstances that we’ll be asked to talk to an audience that has just experienced a life changing event. In those cases, we need to make sure that we take the time to do … Read more Everything You Need to Do After Car Crashes
The best panel sessions are the ones where good ideas are exchangedImage Credit: NHS Confederation As speakers, we are seen as being skillful at all types of speeches. Although we may generally see speaking as writing a speech and then getting up on a stage and delivering that speech, it turns out that due to … Read more Secrets To Moderating A Panel Session
So you are a speaker. Congratulations. What’s your next step now? Have you ever thought about writing speeches for somebody else? I mean, you can write a pretty good speech for yourself, why not do it for somebody else? You might decide to do this simply because you are a nice person and you want … Read more How A Speaker Can Become A Speechwriter
Fake news can make your whole speech fakeImage Credit: Scott The reason that an audience will come to listen to what you have to say in your next speech is that they understand the importance of public speaking and they hope to learn something new. The thinking is that you have had an experience, done … Read more The Problem With Allowing Fake News Into Your Speech
Let’s face it – sometimes our speeches just don’t “click” with our audience. We get up there, we deliver our speech, they hear what we have to say, but nobody is moved. Nobody is motivated. We really have not changed the world by giving this speech. We’ve not been able to show this audience the … Read more How To Give A Speech That Will Connect With Your Audience
Let’s face it – you are not the first presenter your audience has ever seen. In fact, they have probably seen lots of other presenters. However, you would like to be able to use the importance of public speaking to become the presenter that your audience remembers. You’d like this to happen if you are … Read more How To Impress Your Next Audience