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Dr. Jim Anderson explores what public speakers have to do in order to deliver great speeches. Dr. Anderson uses real-world examples of what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to capturing your audience’s imagination. In order to create and deliver a great speech, you first need to start by planning how you are … Read more
What You’ll Find Inside: • HOW TO GET YOUR MESSAGE TO STICK WITH EVERYONE! • GROUP MEETINGS: MORE GAIN, LESS PAIN • BACK TO BASICS: PRESENTATION TIPS 101 • 7 SECRETS TO GETTING YOUR ADULT AUDIENCE TO LEARN FROM YOUR PRESENTATION So you’ve been asked to give a speech – fantastic! Just think of all … Read more
Would you like your product or service to be seen by over 1,000 public speaking focused visitors every week? It turns out that this kind of targeted advertising is actually very easy to do — advertise on The Accidental Communicator blog! High quality public speaking focused content and a loyal reader base combine to … Read more
Dr. Jim Anderson has been asked to deliver two speeches at the 16th Annual Pink Conference. The role that Blue Elephant Consulting plays in the IT industry has been recognized as being a thought leader and the organizers of the Pink Conference have asked Dr. Anderson to share some of his insights with the … Read more
On the day of the 2012 Republican National party’s caucus in the state of Iowa, Dr. Jim Anderson will be participating in a discussion of political speeches, past and present. Here’s how the Iowa NPR radio station describes the discussion: Do inspirational words of the past fit into the politics of today? We attempt … Read more
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
So I’m not sure if there is really any big payoff for taking the time to write about how to become a better speaker; however, if there is, then it’s in getting the opportunity to review new books. Oh, andI get the books for freewith no obligation to give a good review – how cool … Read more
Loyal Readers, It has been brought to my attention that the AccComm blog’s appearance on touch-based smart phones was, shall we say, poor at best. I think that I may have found a way to solve this problem. I’ve installed some new software that should change the AccComm into an iPhone application “looking” site, complete … Read more
I was quietly minding my own business the other day when Lisa Braithwaite from the blog Speak Schmeak reached out to me via email and asked me if I’d be willing to help her to get the word out about some upcoming (almost) free public speaking training that’s going to be held up in Los … Read more
Not everyone dreams of becoming a paid presenter; however, as we labor over a speech we have all had that thought that started something like “I am NOT being paid enough for all that I do”. Considering how many people are terrified of public speaking, if you can do it and do it well, why … Read more