Security is a hot topic that many speakers are being asked to speak about. Many of us don’t know that much about this topic so when the request comes, we’ve got some homework to do. Your audience is going to be eager to hear what you have to say — the security of their computers … Read more

Sometimes we may be asked to give a speech on an emotionally charged topic. We need to understand that although our audience is eager to hear what we have to tell them, they may not really want to hear our message. When we find ourselves in a situation like this, we need to tread lightly. … Read more

Not every speech that we give is designed to change the world. Sometimes all we want to do is to help our audience make their lives just a little bit easier. These types of speeches are generally filled with “how to” instructions for our audience — things that they can change that will make things … Read more

Teaching an audience how to negotiate is one of the most difficult speeches to give. As speakers we need to take the time to understand the dynamics of a negotiation. Once we have a good understanding of this, we can share what we’ve learned with our audience. Every negotiation is different and so we have … Read more

One of the most important types of speeches that we may be called on to give is the process speech. This is a speech in which we’ll be teaching our audience about a process that they may have had no experience with . As a speaker, we need to first understand where our audience is … Read more

Evey once in a while we’ll be asked to give a speech about a complex topic. When we find ourselves in this situation, we need to proceed carefully. These types of speeches have a lot of information that we need to convey to our audience. How we go about sharing this information with them will … Read more

One of the most challenging types of speeches that any of us will ever give is the speech in which we try to change the behavior of our audience. The audience already has a way of doing things and we are hoping that by attending our speech, we’ll be able to convince them to change … Read more

When our audience has a goal, we have to have a goal when we give a speech to them. It is a rare and special audience that has come together because they all want to achieve or learn about one thing. As speakers it is our job to make sure that we understand what has … Read more