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Using Improv To Speak Off The Cuff

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If I was to ask you how you prepare for a speech, what would you tell me? I suspect that you’d say that you realize the,importance of public speaking and so you sit down, consider why you’ve been asked to speak on and try to understand the event that you’ll be speaking at. You might … Read more Using Improv To Speak Off The Cuff

Don’t Talk Like A Robot

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So there I was last week working with one of my speaking clients. He had just gotten done giving a speech and he had hurried back to me to get some feedback on how he had done. I told him quite truthfully that he had done a very good job. But. It was that “but” … Read more Don’t Talk Like A Robot

3 Quick Ways To Take The Humor Out Of Any Speech

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If you are like most speakers, you are always looking for ways to add some humor to your next speech. That is always a great idea; however, did you know that some of the things that you may be planning on doing could actually be making it much harder for your audience to laugh during … Read more 3 Quick Ways To Take The Humor Out Of Any Speech

Speakers Need To Know How Host A Roast Without Becoming Toast

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As though speaking in public isn’t tricky enough, then there is the roast. When we are asked to put on a roast for someone we find ourselves walking directly into a social minefield from which there appears to be no way out. If we do a poor job, then the audience will be bored and … Read more Speakers Need To Know How Host A Roast Without Becoming Toast