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
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How To Host A Panel Session That Won’t Put Your Audience To Sleep
The next time that you are asked to host a panel session, are you going to be ready? We all understand the importance of public speaking and as speakers what we need to do in order to both grab and then keep the attention of our audience. However, with a panel session, even if you … Read more
Politics, Religion, Sex: How Do You Talk About This Stuff?
Let’s face it: we all want to talk about politics, religion, and sex. The TV shows that we watch, what our politicians seem to spend their time doing, and what we read about in the paper all clearly show us these are the three topics that interest people the most. However, if we don’t go … Read more
How Public Speakers Can Give Longer Speeches
When we are first becoming speakers we spend our time trying to master the short speech. It might be a quick presentation during a meeting, an address to a group of workers, or even an executive briefing. This is how we first harness the benefits of public speaking. No matter what the setting is, the … Read more
The Ultimate Public Speaking Question: What To Speak About?
What’s the first thing that runs through your head when you are asked to give a speech? If you are like most of us it’s something along the lines of “what the heck am I going to speak about?” How to go about picking a speech topic that will keep your audience’s attention and make … Read more