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***Public Speaking is a Great Form of Free Advertising- Book Review: Set Your Voice Free - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Public Speaking. Public Speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured manner with the intention to inform, influence, or entertain the audience. A good orator should be able to invoke emotion in their listeners, not just ...
Views: 3610 - Book Review: 10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Public Speaking. Public Speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured manner with the intention to inform, influence, or entertain the audience. A good orator should be able to invoke emotion in their listeners, not just ...
Views: 1668 - Book Review: The Exceptional Presenter - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Public Speaking. Public Speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured manner with the intention to inform, influence, or entertain the audience. A good orator should be able to invoke emotion in their listeners, not just ...
Views: 1465 - Book Review: Six Figure Speaker By Cathleen Fillmore - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Richard BlakeA Proven Blueprint for Success as a Speaker Cathleen Fillmore has an amazing depth and range of expertise in the field of the speaking industry. “The Six Figure Speaker” provides the reader with a formula for success through interviews, advice, coaching, and business models from top-earning ...
Views: 1750 - Better Public Speaking - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2008 from sheila MulrennanThink of the last really memorable talk or presentation that you attended. Now, was that easy to do, or did you really have to rack your brains to remember one? Sadly, too many presentations are easy to forget. And that's a big problem because the only reason the presenter gave the talk was to ...
Views: 922 - ***Content Or Delivery - What Counts The Most? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Nancy DanielsWhile some academics may argue that one’s content is more important than one’s delivery, I beg to differ. If one’s delivery is of lesser value than one’s content, why not copy the speech, pass it out, and then everyone can go home or back to work? Assuming your audience is there to hear you ...
Views: 5284 - Speak And Touch The Heart - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Bhavna SharmaPresentations and seminars become all too familiar in the business world. Jim Speaker is there with the overhead projector and PowerPoint slides-each with four of five points. Hours later the seminar is over. Seminars are informative but can be deadly. Just give me the handout and I’ll read it ...
Views: 869 - 10 Easy Ways For Speakers To Get Publicity - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeillAdvertising in the media can be a high-end expense, especially if you are still in the growth phase of your business. Radio and TV spots, magazine ads, commercial marketing can all be quite costly. The question becomes how to increase your exposure and demand for a fraction of the typical cost. ...
Views: 1042 - 7 Ways To Build Client Relationships - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeill1. Be Nice - I know it sounds pretty elementary but if you think about this for a minute it will make sense. How many people do you run across in a day that are crabby and in a sour mood? You don’t want to interact with them nor be around them and certainly you don’t want to do business with ...
Views: 937 - Top 10 Do Nots When Working With Meeting Planners - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeill1. Don’t Be Demanding - Remember planners are only going to book speakers who they like, this is pretty basic but true, if you’re too demanding and they don’t like you or they don’t feel there’s a connection they won’t hire you. So don’t be so demanding that you’ve talked yourself right out of a ...
Views: 902 - 5 Ways You Benefit When Speaking For Free - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeillWhat is one thing that upsets speakers the most? One would be not finding enough pay based speaking engagements. The frustration builds, you become discouraged and it gets to the point where you want to give up and go back to your old full time job. This can be quite frustrating and I totally ...
Views: 980 - Public Speakers Do You Have A Strong Platform? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeillMany will say yes - I have a strong platform. I have my website, I have my marketing materials, I have presented at a few events, even some freebies - does this mean you have a strong platform? No it does not, what it means is you have a low visibility platform and what you want to achieve is a ...
Views: 1069 - Speakers - How to Get Booked! - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Wendi McNeillA handful of tips to help position yourself within the speaking arena and get those speaking engagements! Find your Niche One of the biggest mistakes a speaker can make is having a “general” topic. You want to narrow your expert niche as much as possible. Research the industry so ...
Views: 896 - Public Speaking: Give Value Or Go Home - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Lisa BraithwaiteHave you ever attended a presentation that was more filler and fluff than actual content? Have you ever walked away from a presentation feeling like you wasted your time, and maybe even money? Have you ever felt inspired at the end of a presentation, only to forget the experience shortly ...
Views: 941 - Advocacy And Inquiry - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultDialogue: Its Component Parts The first step in dialogue is balancing Advocacy and Inquiry. Instead of making statements about what we believe, begin asking questions about what others believe. This is in accord with a principle articulated by Saint Francis and popularized by Stephen ...
Views: 2395 - Dialogue - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultInteractive communication or dialogue refers to interacting in ways that build shared meaning, rather than colliding in ways that foster disagreement, frustration and confusion. Dialogue is a subtle process that may be difficult to understand, and even more difficult to actually ...
Views: 999 - Active Listening - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultThe first step in receiving another’s message is your presence, both mentally and in your actions. Presence influences as well as words. Intense relaxed attention focused on another literally pulls them to a higher level of participation. Practice clearing your mind to: - Develop a ...
Views: 1070 - Influence - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultWhat are the benefits of influence? - Increase your ability to shape someone’s behavior when you do not have direct control of them. - Gather better data while building ongoing relationships in sales, consulting, and in any business environment. - Motivate others when involved in ...
Views: 1033 - Another Oppurtunity To Build Relationships: Answering Questions - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultLittle says more about you to those with whom you interact with than how you answer their questions. Some people show annoyance when a question derails their monologue. Their body language reflects the thought, “why is this person interrupting?” A question indicates interest in ...
Views: 999 - Feedback In Dialogue: Receiving Feedback - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultFeedback is the primary tool we use to help bring more awareness to our dialogue. As far back as Norbert Wiener’s pioneering work on computation systems in the 1950’s, feedback was a critical topic. It was defined as the ability of a machine to use the results of its own performance ...
Views: 1474 - The Discovery Process: Mental Map - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Terry GaultHow customers view you or your products is garnered by a framework of assumptions, stories and images in their minds. If you really want to influence someone, your first task is to understand how they think. An individual’s perspective on the world can be identified and ...
Views: 1124 - 7 Secrets To Psych Yourself Out Of Pre-Presentation Jitters - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Dianna BooherStage fright often begins long before a performer takes the stage. For most of us, the condition sets in the moment we accept an invitation to make a presentation. And generally, the longer we have to anticipate the event, the more prolonged and severe the symptoms. The typical person is ...
Views: 4319 - ***The Best Means Of Practicing Your Presentation - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Nancy DanielsOne of the best tools for improving your presentation skills is to video-record yourself as a means of practice. While you may think this is a bit extreme, it really isn’t: you will learn so much by watching yourself on video. A lot of people are recorded during their presentation, but ...
Views: 1963 - ***What Causes Debilitating Fear At The Lectern? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Nancy DanielsThrough my many years teaching voice and presentation skills, I have found that those who experience truly debilitating, gut-wrenching fear of public speaking have had a bad experience sometime during their elementary or even middle school years when they’ve been required to stand and speak. ...
Views: 1822(1 vote) - How To Write A Best Man Wedding Speech Toast - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2011 from Robert RenoBest Man Wedding Speech Trust me, many calm and collected people who are great at public speaking, get nervous when they are asked to speak at their friends wedding. As the spokes person for the guests of honor, there are many expectations placed on you. So, how do you write a best man ...
Views: 1617(2 votes) - The Five Fatal Flaws Of Public Speaking - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Robert GrahamWe’ve all seen – and given – poor presentations. It’s inevitable if we are involved in speaking on even a somewhat regular basis. What is avoidable, however, are the five worst mistakes that presenters make that doom their talks to being anxiety-ridden, boring, forgettable time-wasters. From my ...
Views: 3045 - Authenticity In Presentation - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from Terry GaultOne client approached during a workshop and asked me, “Terry, you are telling me to demonstrate more power and authority with greater volume AND you are telling me to be authentic. That feels like a contradiction to me. Can you help me with that?”Having heard variations of this ...
Views: 1336 - Structuring Your Presentation - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from Terry Gaultn the beginning...it all seems like chaos. Your thoughts, your mind, what you want to get across, what you want to tell your audience. To create an effective presentation, you must create order out of this chaos. The ancient Babylonians portrayed chaos as the dragon-like Tamat, the Chaos ...
Views: 1200 - Public Speaking: Tough Topics, Tough Audiences - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from Lisa BraithwaiteEvery speaker has to deal with a difficult audience at one time or another. Some speakers, however, because of a topic that is inherently uncomfortable or considered controversial, will face these audiences more frequently. It may be difficult to get a hostile audience on your side, but if they ...
Views: 1219 - How To Use Your Contacts (And Others’) To Get Speaking Engagements - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Karen CappelloSpeaking engagements can be a powerful way of building your coaching practice. Establishing yourself as a speaker allows you to enter professional and civic organizations where you can present topics related to your coaching practice that are also of value to the groups to which you ...
Views: 1111 - How To Be A Superstar Presenter - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2008 from Dana Bristol-SmithIn a recent day home feeling under the weather, I got a chance to catch up with daytime TV. I was watching the Tyra Banks show and the topic was What do other people think of us? They had chosen a group of women, who for various reasons weren’t getting the kind of results they wanted in ...
Views: 1575 - How To Handle Difficult Audiences - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Diane DirestaYou're prepared, polished, and ready to go. You step up to the podium and "bang, bang, bang" - you get shot down by a hostile audience. How do you keep your cool, and take back control? When I started out as a consultant, I remember landing my first large account. My assignment was to design ...
Views: 3754 - Public Speaking Tip #4: Controlling Your Voice - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Terry GaultTremendous subtlety of meaning is conveyed by voice. Not just nuance and emotional context, but basic meaning of words varies according to vocal inflection. The words you choose to speak serve as platforms from which your tone of voice creates meaning. Tone of voice creates meaning. Think of ...
Views: 1410 - Overcoming The Fear Of Public Speaking Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Terry GaultNaming your fearful thoughts In many primitive societies, there is a naming myth. It revolves around the belief that if you call a demon by its name, it can no longer hurt you. Perhaps this is a metaphor for the power of language, or just a useful problem solving technique. One way of getting ...
Views: 917 - The Art Of Presentation Tip #1: Awaken Your Audience - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Terry GaultWe present to shift the audience's perspective. We want to sell...we want to educate...we want to motivate. None of this can happen until you awaken your audience and get their attention. How to awaken your audience: • Surprise them. • Attention is captured by the ...
Views: 1119 - Inspirational Corporate Storytelling Leadership Skills - Eloquence - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Doug StevensonI grew up with a father who was in love with words. His reverence for language, pronunciation and proper diction was an annoyance to me as a child, but a gift to me as an adult. I remember the way he would read aloud a passage from a book or a poem. He had a natural gift for rhythm and tempo. ...
Views: 1280 - Motivational Public Speaking Tips - How to Avoid Being Boring - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Doug StevensonLast month, I gave a keynote speech in Chicago for a Fortune 500 Company. The theme of the conference was engagement. Over 200 human resource professionals from all over the world gathered to learn how to increase the level of engagement among their 80,000 employees in 23 countries. Their ...
Views: 2274 - How To Make Boring Information Interesting - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Paul CummingsThere is nothing worse than knowing you will probably put your audience to sleep with all the facts and figures you have to give. Yet is there anything else you can do when your material is complicated? Yes, there is. Here are a few quick tips to help you jazz up and shorten what you have to ...
Views: 1110 - Presentation Tips - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Paul CummingsTIP #1: How to make sure you come from their angle not yours Many times you will be asked to present at the last moment. This usually causes a flurry of panic as you try to think of all the information you need to share with the client. You automatically think, "What information do I need to ...
Views: 799 - Interview With The World Champion Of Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from Naveen ThalankiFrom my blog at http://naveen-lifelessons.blogspot.com/ How often does one get a chance to meet and converse with a world champion and for free at that. Public speaking is a passion with me. I am a member of Toastmaster's International. In 2007 the world championship of public speaking was ...
Views: 2092 - How To Write Your Speech In Five Minutes - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from George TorokYou are attending a business or association meeting, when out of the blue, the meeting chair asks you to say a few words. How do you get through this? Follow this sure-fire process to write your speech in five minutes or less. Decide on the message that you want to give to this group. Do you ...
Views: 1708 - Six Ways To Achieve Your Resolutions Through Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Lisa BraithwaiteMost New Year's resolutions are about health, fitness, money management, time management and ending bad habits like smoking. And more than half of people who make resolutions have given up by summer. However, "people who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals ...
Views: 992 - 25 Best Products Of 2007 - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2008 from Timothy RudonIn a fast paced world new products are designed and launched each day. Technology changes to keep pace with new needs, new software, and new discoveries. The editor’s at PC World keep pace with new products and presents the world of users with reviews of products so that consumers can make ...
Views: 1203 - Mastering Public Speaking - How To Succeed Greatly In Public Speaking - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2007 from Michael LeeSome people fear speaking in public more than they fear death. Nonetheless, mastering public speaking is an attainable task if you focus on your objectives and the benefits you will get from it. Government officials, owners of high-end companies, and bank presidents invest lots of time and money ...
Views: 980 - Awaken Your Audience - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2007 from Terry GaultAWAKEN YOUR AUDIENCE We present to shift the audience’s perspective. We want to sell…we want to educate...we want to motivate. None of this can happen until you awaken your audience and get their attention. How to awaken your audience: • Surprise them. • Attention ...
Views: 828 - Rachael Scdoris, An Award Winning Author And Athlete On Talking Communities - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2007 from Steven HoffmanThe award winning athlete and author, Rachael Scdoris, guest of Accessible World Sports Talk. During this week's Sports Talk event, sponsored by the Accessible World, you will have the opportunity to visit with Rachael Scdoris, a professional sled dog Iditarod racer from outside of Bend, Oregon ...
Views: 791 - How To Minimize Stress When You Present To A Group - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2007 from Jeanie MarshallAs a public speaker, entrepreneur, trainer, consultant, manager, do you ever feel stressful about presenting to a group? Regardless of your role or relationship to the group, it's quite normal to experience stress. A little stress keeps you alert; too much stress can be counterproductive. Here ...
Views: 2460(1 vote) - When There's No Time To Prepare: Tips For Speaking Off The Cuff - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Lisa BraithwaiteIt's inevitable: You're at a luncheon to honor a colleague and someone asks you to "say a few words." Or your boss tosses an assignment into your lap that requires a presentation to your team with a turnaround time of one hour. These can be the most nerve-wracking of presentations; after all, ...
Views: 1095 - Public Speaking: Treat Your Audience With Respect - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Lisa BraithwaiteImagine yourself as an audience member. You've paid big money to learn the secrets of your favorite guru. You've read the guru's books, subscribed to his newsletter, and you read his blog daily. Now you have the opportunity to learn from him in person at his highly-publicized weekend ...
Views: 1974 - Public Speaking Tips To Impress Your Audience - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Michael LeeThere will come a time when a person has to effectively deliver a speech in front of a group of people, so books that teach public speaking tips have become hot sellers. The rules of public speaking are as simple as A, B, C. Captivate your listeners by knowing the background and expectation of ...
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