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7 – Change

How Can Speakers Move Beyond PowerPoint During Presentations?

January 23, 2024 by drjim
How can speakers do more that just use PowerPoint?

Speakers need to be aware of the software tools that are available to help them create the best looking visual aids for their next speech

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, creative suite, importance of public speaking, iPad, keynote, PowerPoint, sliderocket, software, Toastmasters, visual aid

How Speakers Can Brag

January 16, 2024 by drjim
Bragging is how you can establish your credibility with your audience

Speakers who want their audience to listen to them need to get them to think highly of them by taking the time to carefully brag about themselves

Categories 7 - Change Tags agenda, benefits of public speaking, brag, bragging, connection, credibility, importance of public speaking, jerk, relate, self-promotion, Toastmasters

Using Pauses To Boost The Humor In Your Next Speech

May 15, 2023 by drjim
Use pauses to make the humor in your speech work harder

Speakers who want to make their next speech be even funnier can learn to add pauses with their words to make the humor have more punch

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, bonds, connect, humor, importance of public speaking, laugh, pause, punch line, punch word, silence, speech, Toastmasters

Why Bother To Become A Good Speaker?

May 9, 2023 by drjim
Why should we take the time to develop this skill?

Taking the time to develop public speaking skills can serve us in a number of different situations that can pop up at any time

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, conflict, court, customer service complaint, importance of public speaking, local community, Tags praise, Toastmasters, workplace

Challenges With Speaking To Large Video Audiences

May 2, 2023 by drjim
Every audience requires that special preparations be made

Speakers who are giving a video presentation to a large audience need to properly prepare in order to make sure that the speech will be a success

Categories 7 - Change Tags anticipate, benefits of public speaking, changes, importance of public speaking, large audience, location, practice, presentation, speech, Toastmasters, video, vocal variety

How To Convince An Audience

April 11, 2023 by drjim
Speakers need to know how to convince an audience that they are right

Speakers who have a good idea need to take the time to find ways to convince their audience to support their new idea

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, confidence, idea, ideas, importance of public speaking, persuade, persuasion traps, reaction, Tags convince, Toastmasters, wishes

A Speech’s Second Life

March 28, 2023 by drjim
Is it possible to reuse a speech after you have given it?

Speakers want their speech to have a second life after they give it and so they have to be willing to go searching for a way to get it to new audiences

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, expert, file, importance of public speaking, live, magazine, online, publisher, reuse, second life, Toastmasters, write down

How To Deal With Stage Fright

March 21, 2023 by drjim
Stage fright is natural; however, we need to know how to deal with it

Stage fright is something that all speakers feel, and it can impact us differently. We need to realize what we are feeling and then take steps to control it.

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, breathing, flushing, importance of public speaking, nervous, prepare, shaking, spotlight, stage fright, sweaty palms, Toastmasters

How A Speaker Can Recover From Giving A Bad Speech

March 7, 2023 by drjim
One bad speech should not end a speaking career

Every speaker will eventually give a bad speech. When this happens we need to be able to analyze the speech, determine what went wrong, and try again

Categories 7 - Change Tags analyze, badly, benefits of public speaking, disappointing, importance of public speaking, perspective, plan, right, speech, Toastmasters, troubleshoot, wrong

What Can You Get Out Of Your Next Speech?

February 21, 2023 by drjim
Perhaps we should think of each speech as being a contest

Every time that we give a speech we can view it like being in a contest and come out a winner if we are able to provide our audience with value

Categories 7 - Change Tags accolades, benefits of public speaking, comments, contest, failure, growth, importance of public speaking, speech, successful, Toastmasters, winner
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