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7 – Change

Why Introverts Make Good Speakers

December 13, 2022 by drjim
One should never underestimate the speaking power of an introvert

Introverts tend to do a better job of listening and thinking and these skills can be used to create and deliver better speeches

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, extraverted, extrovert, importance of public speaking, introvert, inverted, listening, speaking, thinking, Toastmasters

Why Isn’t Your Speech Working?

November 1, 2022 by drjim
Speakers need to understand what is going wrong with their speech

Speakers need to understand that when they give a speech they need to find ways to connect with their audience

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, connect, emulate, experience, importance of public speaking, look, message, one-way, reactions, reflect, tell, Toastmasters

How To Work Stand Up Comedy Into Your Next Speech

September 20, 2022 by drjim
If done right, you can incorporate stand-up comedy techniques into your next speech

Speakers who want to do a better job of connecting with their audience need to study stand-up comedians and work their techniques into their next speech

Categories 7 - Change Tags audience, benefits of public speaking, comedian, comedy, humor, importance of public speaking, jokes, laughing, laughs, stand-up, Toastmasters

Congratulations: How To Accept Praise

September 13, 2022 by drjim
When you are done speaker, you still have a job to do

Speakers need to realize that once they are done speaking they then need to take the time to receive praise from their audience

Categories 7 - Change Tags admiration, agree, benefits of public speaking, egotistical, gratitude, importance of public speaking, performance, praise, speaker, speech, Toastmasters

How Can You Add Some Glamor To Your Next Webinar?

August 2, 2022 by drjim
It is possible to add a bit of Hollywood glamor to your next webinar

Speakers who are asked to give a webinar need to understand that this is different from giving a speech and we need to go to the effort of making it unforgettable

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, boring, Hollywood, images, importance of public speaking, PowerPoint, stories, Toastmasters, virtual, webcam, webinar

How Can Speakers Use Twitter To Make Their Next Speech Even Better?

June 28, 2022 by drjim
Speakers need to learn how Twitter can make their next speech even better

Speakers need to understand that they can’t get their audience to put their phones away so they should start to incorporate Twitter into their speeches

Categories 7 - Change Tags attention, audience, audio, benefits of public speaking, clips, follow up, importance of public speaking, mobile phone, questions, tag line, Toastmasters, Twitter

What Should A Speaker Do When Disaster Strikes?

June 14, 2022 by drjim
Disaster can strike a speaker at any time

All speakers dread forgetting what they wanted to say next and so when it happens we need to have a way to buy time in order to remember what comes next

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, forget, importance of public speaking, joke, memory, notes, physical, picture, recall, rhetorical question, speech, Toastmasters

What Can A Speaker Do To Be Remembered?

May 10, 2022 by drjim
How can a speaker make their audience remember them?

Speakers who want to have their speeches remembered need to make an effort to appeal to the different types of learners in their audience: visual, auditory and kinesthetic

Categories 7 - Change Tags auditory, benefits of public speaking, earning, hearing, importance of public speaking, kinesthetic, Remember, sight, Toastmasters, touch, visual

How Speakers Can Use Video To Become Better

April 5, 2022 by drjim
A video recording will show you what your friends won't tell you

Speakers who want to get better need to take the time to record themselves on video so that they can see what they look like to their audience

Categories 7 - Change Tags audience, benefits of public speaking, camera, eye contact, first impressions, headline, importance of public speaking, key point, message, Toastmasters, video, video recording

Can Speakers Become Trainers?

March 1, 2022 by drjim
Sure you can give a speech, but can you train an audience?

Speakers who decide that they want to become trainers need to understand that they now need to develop some new skills

Categories 7 - Change Tags adult, audience, benefits of public speaking, corporate, importance of public speaking, listening, skills, speaking, speech, teachers, Toastmasters, train, training
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