Can Speakers Become Trainers?
Speakers who decide that they want to become trainers need to understand that they now need to develop some new skills
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How Speakers Should Handle Copyrighted Material
Speakers who want to work content that was created by other people into their speech need to be careful that they don’t violate someone’s copyright
Do You Want To Be A Ted Speaker?
Speakers who want to get invited to give a TED talk need to understand what the event organizers are looking for in order to get accepted
What Makes A Speech A Good Speech?
As is the case with most speakers, we both give and end up listening to many different speeches. After a time, they can all start to blur together. However, because of the importance of public speaking it is our responsibility to listen to each and every speech that we have an opportunity to hear. Our … Read more
Speakers Deal With The Art Of Noise
Speakers who want to deliver a good speech need to take control of the sound in their speaking environment and make it work for them, not against them
Know What To Say When The Spotlight Is On You
Who doesn’t like winning an award? We all do. When we receive an award, it’s because we did something special or we have done something better than anyone else has. These are great moments for us. When we get an award, we are often asked to stand up and say a few words. Oh, oh … Read more
How To Support A Speaker
As speakers, we tend to spend a lot of time thinking about the importance of public speaking and how we speak. We try to find ways to connect with our audience and we try to be aware of anything that we are doing that might take away from our speech. However, it turns out that … Read more
Invite Some Technology To Your Next Speech
How lucky we all are. We get to live in these modern times with all of the advantages that technology can bring to us. Yes, giving a speech is still a difficult thing for any of us to do. However, it turns out that if we’re willing to invite some technology to our next speech … Read more
Using Modern Audience Interaction Tools In Your Next Speech
All to often when we are giving a speech, we do it in what is called the “classic style”. This means that we stand on a stage and we speak to our audience and they listen to us because of the importance of public speaking. This is a one-directional monologue. However, times are changing. We … Read more
All The World’s A Stage – Are You Using Yours?
As speakers, when we are standing in front of an audience, we are actually pretty naked. All that we have to work with when we are giving our speech are the words that are tumbling out of our mouths, some hand gestures, and perhaps some props that we’ve brought along. That’s pretty much it as … Read more