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by Desmond Guilfoyle - 2007-02-23
Looking back over the thirty thousand or more current affairs interviews I conducted over the course of my earlier career, I mark the beginning of my professional and personal maturity at the point wh...
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by Adam Gropman - 2007-02-19
According to various surveys and polls, public speaking is one of the most frightening things a person will have to do in his or her life, often more feared than severe physical dangers, even death.Fo...
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by Bronwyn Ritchie - 2007-02-18
It's embarrassing for the nervous speaker and it's embarrassing for the audience - those awkward, horrible moments when something goes wrong, something embarrassing happens. They are an experience ne...
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by Adrian Loepp - 2007-02-16
1. Your voice: With it you are "in," without it you are "out!" This is kind of a harsh statement, to say the least, but it is the truth. As auctioneers, we have a tendency to overlook our most valued ...
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by Brad Montgomery - 2007-02-13
When I teach my programs on humor skills to other presenters I ask my audiences about their greatest obstacles to using (or even experimenting) with humor. The answer is always the same: the fear o...
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by Wendi McNeill - 2007-02-13
You've decided to become a speaker, you have the knowledge, the talent and the desire to share with the world! You have spent hours putting together the perfect presentation and the money to create a ...
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by Jim Peterson - 2007-02-13
Speech topic selection steps for finding the speech topics you think are interesting for speech class and other public speaker assignments. You can also apply the three methods for writing essays.The ...
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by Eric Hartwell - 2007-02-08
There are a number of surveys which have been conducted around the world which reveal that the biggest fear that humans face is that of public speaking. It is a bigger fear than many other fears, suc...
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by Vincent Harris - 2007-02-04
Can you imagine showing up to a workshop or seminar, only to discover that the presenter is using a language that you don't understand? Unless you speak Mandarin Chinese, listening to a speaker using ...
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by Randy Harvey - 2007-02-03
How long does it take you to size somebody up the first time you meet them? Do you get a flavor for the type of person they are in the first few sentences of their conversation? If you do, you are co...
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by Joshua Poon - 2007-02-03
How to be a Public Speaking Star with The Use Of Computers No, you will not be giving a speech using computers. A computer cannot speak for you on stage. No, that is not what this topic is about. I am...
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by Raymond Horner - 2007-02-02
The room was quiet as I began to draw a picture showing the difference between a range finder and SLR camera on a chart board. I was speaking to a small group of 20 people. Whereas, everyone seemed to...
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by Suki Reed - 2007-01-29
Boring - that's the last word we want to hear in our training evaluations! There can be many reasons why our students feel that way. A common reason for boredom and confusion is providing too much...
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by Wendi McNeill - 2007-01-22
1. 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 con...
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by Kevin Potts - 2007-01-20
PowerPoint is, fundamentally, a tool for communication, and the heart of that communication is written words. As many charts, videos and illustrations a presentation might have, without text these add...
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by Paul B. Evans - 2007-01-19
If you don't recognize the importance of connecting, then your message, no matter how important, will not be remembered. Here are some practical ideas that can immediately make you more effective.1. P...
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by Patricia Venables - 2007-01-19
The ability to speak well in public helps people in all walks of life. More and more people are involved in charitable organisations, or on committees or parent-teacher organisations. People who would...
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by Charlie Pabst - 2007-01-16
I do a lot of public speaking, some for free, some for fund-raising, some just because I feel like it. When I'm not speaking myself, sometimes I'll go and listen to another person speak. It might be a...
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by Rix Quinn - 2007-01-08
A speaker friend tells me that the toughest audience is a serous one. "If you can't get them to relax," he moans, "you can't get them to learn."He's right, of course. But should you begin a presentati...
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by Aubrey Richardson - 2007-01-07
Honoring individuals for their achievements may say a great deal about the person but can also demonstrate the sincere appreciation of the one awarding and recognizing the recipients’ success. E...
