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Why Isn’t Your Speech Working?

November 1, 2022 by drjim
Speakers need to understand what is going wrong with their speech

Speakers need to understand that when they give a speech they need to find ways to connect with their audience

Categories 7 - Change Tags benefits of public speaking, connect, emulate, experience, importance of public speaking, look, message, one-way, reactions, reflect, tell, Toastmasters

What Can Block A Speaker From Making An Audience Connection?

October 25, 2022 by drjim
The goal of every speech that we give is to create a connection with the audience

Speakers need to understand that they have to avoid doing things during a speech that will prevent them from connecting with their audience

Categories 6 - Present Tags benefits of public speaking, connecting, connection, energy, importance of public speaking, involved, relate, sold, steps, tease, Toastmasters

How To Give A Speech When You Are Not The One Doing The Speaking

October 18, 2022 by drjim
Speakers need to plan carefully when they are working with an interpreter

Speakers who will be presenting to an international audience may need to work with an interpreter in order to make sure that their message can be delivered

Categories 5 - Rehearse Tags benefits of public speaking, feedback, importance of public speaking, information, language, pace, script, Toastmasters, translate, translator, words

How To Connect With A Diverse Audience

October 11, 2022 by drjim
Just because they are different does not mean that you can't connect

Speakers who are asked to speak to a diverse audience need to take the time to learn about their audience and their language in order to be able to connect

Categories 1 - Plan Tags benefits of public speaking, connect, differences, diverse, diversity, importance of public speaking, language, questions, social media, Toastmasters

Does Humor Have A Place In A Business Speech?

October 4, 2022 by drjim
If done correctly, a speaker can eliminate the boring from a business speech

Speakers can add humor to their business speeches in order to connect with their audience and have their message remembered

Categories 5 - Rehearse Tags audience, benefits of public speaking, business, clash, humor, importance of public speaking, interact, pain, Remember, speech, test, Toastmasters

What Are The Rules For Adding Humor To A Speech?

September 27, 2022 by drjim
What rules do you have to follow when adding humor to your next speech?

Speakers who want to add humor to their next speech need to be careful about how they go about doing it

Categories 3 - Create Tags benefits of public speaking, humor, importance of public speaking, international, jokes, longwinded, observational humor, steal, stories, Toastmasters, web

How To Work Stand Up Comedy Into Your Next Speech

September 20, 2022 by drjim
If done right, you can incorporate stand-up comedy techniques into your next speech

Speakers who want to do a better job of connecting with their audience need to study stand-up comedians and work their techniques into their next speech

Categories 7 - Change Tags audience, benefits of public speaking, comedian, comedy, humor, importance of public speaking, jokes, laughing, laughs, stand-up, Toastmasters

Congratulations: How To Accept Praise

September 13, 2022 by drjim
When you are done speaker, you still have a job to do

Speakers need to realize that once they are done speaking they then need to take the time to receive praise from their audience

Categories 7 - Change Tags admiration, agree, benefits of public speaking, egotistical, gratitude, importance of public speaking, performance, praise, speaker, speech, Toastmasters

How To Add Stories To Your Next Speech

August 30, 2022 by drjim
Stories are what can make a speech memorable

Speakers who want to be able to give speeches that will be remembered need to learn how to incorporate stories into their speeches

Categories 3 - Create Tags benefits of public speaking, imagination, impact, importance of public speaking, invitation, John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, speaker, speech, Toastmasters

The Art of Giving Political Speeches That Contain Stories

August 23, 2022 by drjim
If you want to get votes from your audience, then tell them a story

Politicians are realizing that if they want to be able to connect with their audience, then they need to get good at telling stories that will be remembered.

Categories 1 - Plan Tags benefits of public speaking, importance of public speaking, political identity, politician, speech, stories, story, Toastmasters, truth, Winston Churchill
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