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drjim Business-Schools-Online.org I got a note the other day from Tracy Myers over at Business-Schools-Online.org letting me know that The Accidental Communicator had been selected as one of the 50 best blogs on public speaking! Hey, I’m always up for receiving a complement! Thanks for the recognition Tracy and my new goal is to get this … Read more
As speakers we prepare and practice for all kinds of speaking situations: equipment failures, hecklers, unforeseen events, etc. We are all working all the time to become as good as Tony Robbins is. However, where I see more and more speakers screwing up is the one place where it should be easy for them to … Read more
Dr. Jim Anderson investigates how a speaker can persuade an audience to take action. Dr. Anderson reveals the secrets that you can use during your next speech to get your audience to agree that there is a problem that they need to take action to fix. To get more tips and techniques for creating and … Read more
You are a great speaker. It’s just that if you use humor incorrectly, that might screw everything up. We’ve all been told that humor is a powerful tool that can make a speech that much more enjoyable for our audiences. That makes us all want to use humor and to use it more. However, if … Read more
Dr. Jim Anderson shows how a speaker can do a good job when they appear on television. Dr. Anderson reveals the secrets that public speakers need to be aware of in order to make the best impression and get the most out of their next TV appearance. To get more tips and techniques for creating … Read more
As speakers, you’d hope that we’d always be looking for ways to boost our speaking skills. However, it turns out that all too often this is not the case. The can be many reasons, but the end result is the same: we reach a given level in our speaking and then we just “hold” there. … Read more
Dr. Jim Anderson shows how a speaker can memorize a speech of any length. Dr. Anderson reveals the techniques that he uses to both memorize and recall a speech. He then goes on and presents a real-world example of how a speech could be memorized and recalled. To get more tips and techniques for creating … Read more
Why do you give speeches? I suspect that like most of us, the reasons vary; however, there is probably a common thread running through most of them – you want to lead your audience to take some form of action. In order to convince our audiences to follow us, we need to use words that … Read more
Dr. Jim Anderson shares 3 web sites that allow a presenter to create images that will make his / her PowerPoint slides much more fun. Dr. Anderson visits each of the three web sites and shows exactly how they can be used to create custom images that can be used to personalize your next … Read more
All that I’m asking for is some simple rules that would govern our lives. Among these rules would this little gem: I’ve got no problem having to deal with being nervous as a beginning speaker; however, once I’ve been speaking for a while I should no longer have any problems with nerves. Dang it – … Read more