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How to Use PowerPoint to Irritate Your Audience 9 May 2013 | 03:02 am
PowerPoint is like salt. A little enhances the flavor and effectiveness of your presentation. Too much irritates. As my friend said, "If your going to have all the text on Powerpoint and just read it,...
Sound Brilliant when Speaking Off-the-Cuff 30 Nov 2012 | 10:34 pm
I was jealous. Often I encountered individuals who could deliver brilliant one-liners, answers, and even mini speeches with no preparation. Give them a topic and for the next 1-2 minutes they wowed th...
Speaking and the Money Bucket 22 Aug 2012 | 06:39 pm
I’ll never forget that moment. On a cold Michigan afternoon, I was restocking shelves at work and paying for college. Dean, a 55 year old coworker, gave me a communication tip which helped me tremendo...
A Speaking Tip for the Presidential Candidates 19 Aug 2012 | 03:00 am
Have you been following any of the presidential candidates? I like to watch some interviews and debates to pick up on some speaking tips and speaking mistakes to avoid. Several of the candidates are ...
7 Secrets to Being a Likeable Speaker 18 Aug 2012 | 05:55 am
1. Smile 2. Interact ahead of time 3. Praise the audience 4. Be interesting 5. Stay on time 6. Don’t waste their time 7. Use humor
Do You Insult & Irritate Your Audience? (Unintentionally) 17 Jul 2012 | 05:22 am
Recently, 25 of us were sitting around tables listening to a presenter. He was prepared, knew what he was talking about and had some humor. Yet, he was unintentionally insulting and irritating us. Th...
Three Speaking Lessons from Jury Duty 11 Apr 2012 | 06:37 am
A week ago myself and 21 others sat down in the courtroom. We were the chosen few to appear that day for jury duty. In strode the judge. Medium height and dressed in a suite with no robe. He gave us ...
When Speaking Don’t Worry About Eye-Contact 20 Mar 2012 | 03:45 am
Nearly every book on public speaking has a chapter or page on the importance of eye-contact. Authors and speech coaches claim: Eye contact will connect you with the audience Eye-contact will make y...
Take an Axe to your Speech Intro 1 Mar 2012 | 09:44 am
You can instantly make most speech intros 50% better. How? Take an axe to them Here is an intro I heard a couple weeks ago. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here. I am very happy ...
7 Keys to Winning the Toastmasters Interntation Speech Contest 29 Jan 2012 | 05:01 am
It’s that time of year. 35,000 Toastmasters from around the world are creating and delivering 5-7 minute speeches in the spring International Speech Contest. Through a series of judged contests, the t...
