“Can I Avoid Looking Foolish When I Speak?” Can I Avoid Looking Foolish When I Speak? This Article, posted at Scribd.com, is focused on people making Presentations or Speeches at various events. But the information can be broadly applied to any speaker or person that wants to become a Speaker. The suggestions are uncomplicated, linear, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Speakers frequently have to work with a Lectern, and sometimes with a Podium. They are often confused as being the same, but they’re not. A Speaker stands on one, and behind the other. In this Show we’ll take a look at : Making good use of a Lectern, Working with a Microphone at a Lectern, [...]
For Speakers, Volunteer Organizations provide an opportunity to Get Involved & Make a Difference. But they also provide you, the Public Speaker or the beginning Speaker, with an opportunity to improve your Speaking skills and build your Confidence in a supportive environment. Using the resources of VolunteerMatch, locate an Organization that interests you, whose message [...]