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Why Your Business May Need a Staffing Agency

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by drjim

Why Your Business May Need a Staffing Agency Did you know that in September and November 2018 the unemployment rate in the United States dropped to a 49-year low of 3.7%? During and following the 35-day partial government shutdown, it rose to 3.9% in December and 4% in January 2019. With the government shutdown over, … Read moreWhy Your Business May Need a Staffing Agency

The Accidental Communicator Podcast Now Available!

February 15, 2019February 8, 2019 by drjim

Good news! The Accidental Communicator blog is now being supported by a brand new podcast called (what else) “The Accidental Communicator”. This new podcast is available on the Anchor podcasting service (just purchased by Spotify!). If you don’t have time to read the latest The Accidental Communicator updates, then listen to them! Click here … Read moreThe Accidental Communicator Podcast Now Available!

1st Art Oil Painting Reproductions

January 23, 2019December 5, 2018 by drjim

When we are creating a speech, we often sit down and try to come up with ideas for what we want to present to our audience. One of the biggest challenges that we face is getting inspiration. It turns out that one place that we can go to get inspired for our speeches is when … Read more1st Art Oil Painting Reproductions

New Book: Tools Speakers Need In Order To Give The Perfect Speech

September 20, 2016 by drjim

As speakers, we want to create the best speech that we can. In order to do this we can make use of a large number of tools that are available. However, we first have to know about the tools that we have access to and then we need to know how to go about using … Read moreNew Book: Tools Speakers Need In Order To Give The Perfect Speech

New Book: Plan For Success: How To Plan Your Next Speech

October 11, 2014 by drjim

What You’ll Find Inside: HOW TO RIG A SPEECH TO GET THE OUTCOME YOU WANT EVERY TIME PUBLIC SPEAKERS WANT TO KNOW: ARE HANDOUTS YOUR FRIEND OR FOE? WAYS TO PLAN AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH SPEAKER: YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR Click here for epub, pdf, rtf, lrf, pdb, txt, or html formats

New Book: Secrets To Planning The Perfect Speech

October 4, 2014 by drjim

If you want to give a perfect speech, then you need to know how to plan it. Get the book that tells you how to do this: Click here for Paperback, Kindle, or Audiobook Download. Click here for epub, mobi, pdf, rtf, lrf, pdb, txt or html.

What Public Speakers Need To Know About Job Opportunities In The Federal Sector

September 10, 2014 by drjim

One of the responsibilities that we have as public speakers is to share information with others about where they can find good jobs — jobs that require speaking skills and others. As kids go back to college this fall, it’s the perfect time to open their eyes to the job opportunities in the federal sector. … Read moreWhat Public Speakers Need To Know About Job Opportunities In The Federal Sector

A 9 Step Cheatsheet for Becoming a Public Speaking Expert

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 by drjim

Cheatsheet for Becoming a Public Speaking Expert Infographic

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Joe Shervell heads an infographic design team that is based in London. One of the things that he does quite well is to take a lot of information and transform it into an easy to understand image. His latest creation has to do with the skills that we all need in order to become better public speakers.

Joe has boiled down content that he’s collected from dozens of books and blog posts, as well as tips from professional public speakers. I personally think that he’s done a great job — his infographic provides a one-stop-shop to consult the next time that you are asked to create a speech.

Check out what Joe has created here: (or check it out online at http://visual.ly/9-step-cheatsheet-becoming-public-speaking-expert)

Book Review: “11 Deadly Presentation Sins”

February 20, 2014February 25, 2014 by drjim

I think that it’s safe to say that we’d all like to become better speakers. The big challenge that we face is just exactly how to go about making this happen. One of the biggest challenges that we face is that there seems to be so many different things that you have to do well … Read moreBook Review: “11 Deadly Presentation Sins”

New book – How To Show What You Mean During A Presentation

December 22, 2013 by drjim

All too often public speakers think that all that they have to work with are the words that will tumble out of their mouth during their next presentation. Whereas these words are important, a speech offers you many other ways to connect with your audience by demonstrating what you are talking about. What You’ll Find … Read moreNew book – How To Show What You Mean During A Presentation