A Major part of Your Presentation is Self-Presentation. This doesn’t happen by accident, but by Design. Many of the same skills used by PERFORMERS can be learned and used by You. Let’s take a look one of them in this show. What seems Effortless to an audience is, in actuality, the result of decisions based [...]
News! I’ll be teaching some Public Speaking Workshops in the Los Angeles area this coming Fall Semester. The 1st one at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA. will be held beginning on Wednesday Oct 13, and continue on Wednesday evenings through Wed Nov 3. The meeting time will be 7pm – 9pm. Then I’ll be teaching [...]
A Speakers’ Voice is the main tool of the Speakers craft. And like most tools, if it’s used properly, it can produce extraordinary results. The human voice can communicate information and emotion. It can persuade or dissuade action for or against a purpose. A Speaker must know the strengths and limits of their own voice [...]
“A Natural Born Speaker?” This article investigates the concept of the “Natural Born Speaker.” Is that a valid term? Is it misleading? Does it’s use serve any beneficial purpose? Maybe the term in fact dissuades many people from getting involved in Public Speaking. A loss to us all. “A Natural Born Speaker?” Garbage In, Garbage [...]
In this video, Jeff Bezos, the very capable owner/developer of amazon.com, is seen delivering a Baccalaureate address to Princeton University’s Class of 2010. The Speech is based on his personal experiences as a boy, spending time each summer with his grandparents. Watch this video for the details of the story, and as you do, I’d [...]
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