Presenting A Speech In A Second Language
Speakers who know more than one language and who can give a speech in a second language need to prepare the speech carefully thinking about their audience
English
How Speakers Can Reduce Their Accent
Speakers who speak English as a second language need to understand that it is not about memorizing words but understanding sound units
Learn How To Write Better Speeches
Speakers need to realize that the impact of their next speech depends on the words that they use and so they need to select their words carefully
How Can A Speaker Be Funny Across Cultures?
As speakers we all understand just how tricky humor can be to deal with. If we want to make things just a little bit more tricky, we can introduce the challenge of trying to deliver a speech to people who belong to a different culture than we do and all of a sudden the whole … Read more
What You Need To Know About Giving A Speech In English
I speak in English. Unfortunately, the only language that I can effectively speak in is English. I have a number of friends whose first language is not English, but who do a very good job of both speaking in English and giving speeches in English in order to show the importance of public speaking. It … Read more
This Speech Will Be Delivered In (Good) English
I’ve always spoken English. I never really spent a lot of time thinking about what it took to speak “good English” because it’s my native tongue. However, when I started working with speakers for whom English was not their first language, I quickly came to understand just how hard it is to give a good … Read more