Skip to content
  • The Accidental Communicator
  • About
  • The Accidental Communicator Newsletter
  • Archive

Find What You Want:

The Accidental Communicator

The Premier Blog For Quickly Improving Your Public Speaking, Presentation & Communication Skills

The Accidental Communicator

importance of public speaking

Can We Use Songs In Our Speeches?

July 18, 2023 by drjim
Adding a song to a speech can make it unforgettable

The next time that you create a speech, consider working a song into it in order to capture your audience’s attention and present them with something different

Categories 3 - Create Tags benefits of public speaking, chorus, duration, importance of public speaking, melodies, rhythms, singing, song, soundtracks, storytelling, titles, Toastmasters

Getting The Most Out Of Gestures

July 11, 2023 by drjim
Effective gesturing can increase your confidence and audience connection

When a speaker is giving a speech they will want to make effective use of gestures in order to invite their audience into their speech

Categories 5 - Rehearse Tags arms, base, benefits of public speaking, body language, extend, gestures, hands, impact, importance of public speaking, nervous, Toastmasters, waist

The Power Of Enthusiasm In A Speech

June 27, 2023 by drjim
It turns out that enthusiasm is important when giving a speech

When we give a speech we want our enthusiasm to be visible to our audience and so we need to do things to let it show

Categories 6 - Present Tags benefits of public speaking, body language, confidence, delight, descriptive, enthusiasm, importance of public speaking, props, Toastmasters, words

How To Effectively Communicate Online

June 20, 2023 by drjim
We all want to know how we can be effective leaders online

Speakers who want to become effective online leaders need to understand that there is more than speaking that they have to do

Categories 1 - Plan Tags benefits of public speaking, connect, focus, importance of public speaking, leadership, online leader, over-delivery, reputation, risks, Toastmasters, vision

The Power Of Prezi

June 13, 2023 by drjim
Prezi offers speakers new options for capturing an audience's attention

When speakers are considering using software to create supporting material for a speech, they might want to consider using Prezi

Categories 6 - Present Tags benefits of public speaking, connections, handouts, images, importance of public speaking, keynote, PowerPoint, prezi, Toastmasters, videos, zoomable

How To Add Humor To A Speech

May 23, 2023 by drjim
Use a checklist to make your next speech funnier

Speakers who want to add humor to their next speech should use a humor checklist to make sure that they’ll get the laughs that they are looking for

Categories 3 - Create Tags audience, benefits of public speaking, checklist, clear, concise, current, humor, importance of public speaking, laugh, references, surprise, 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

When Giving A Speech Don’t Just Stand There Like A Mannequin!

April 25, 2023 by drjim
You need to remain flexible while you are giving your next speech

Speakers who want to be able to connect with their audience need to remember to overcome being nervous and remember to use their bodies during their speech

Categories 5 - Rehearse Tags agility, audience, benefits of public speaking, body, distracted, importance of public speaking, mannequin, mind, tension, Toastmasters, visualize, voice
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page3 Page4 Page5 … Page17 Next →

We’re A Best Public Speaking Blog!

Newsletter Subscription!

Listen To The Podcast!

Check out the best Public Speaking podcast out there. Updated each week.

Sponsors

Watch Our Public Speaking Videos!

Join Us On LinkedIn

Friend Us On Facebook!

The Accidental Communicator

Promote Your Page Too

Visit Us On Tumblr!

Follow Us On Pininterest

Get Blog Updates Sent To You Via Email!

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Get Automatic Updates When New Posts Arrive!



Get Speaker Info by RSS

Advertise On This Blog

Have Dr. Anderson Write Your Speech

Communicator Blog Roll


The Accidental Negotiator Blog
"Learn The Sales Negotiating Secrets That You Need To Get The Most Value Out Of Every Negotiation"

The Accidental Product Manager Blog
"Home Of The Billion Dollar Product Manager"

The Accidental Successful CIO Blog
"Learn How To Think And Act Like A Successful CIO"

The Accidental IT Leader Blog
"Learn The Management Skills You Will Need To Make It To The Next Level In Your IT Career"

Tags

attention audience benefits of public speaking body language communication skills conclusion connect connection emotions eye contact feedback humor importance of public speaking inspire introduction keynote memorize message notes opening pause PowerPoint practice presentation presentations presentation skills presenter public speaker public speaking questions speaker speakers speech speech writing stories story storytelling structure style time Toastmasters tone training voice words
Click here To Follow Dr. Jim Anderson On Twitter
Click Here To Follow
Dr. Jim Anderson
On Twitter!
© 2025 The Accidental Communicator • Built with GeneratePress