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Comedy Doesn’t Travel Well

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Comedy: a Serious matter for Traveling Speakers!

Comedy Doesn’t Travel Well!  This point may surprise you but it’s true. Travelling to Speaking Events & Presentations is often recommended by Trainers, books, & DVD’s. Travelling is a good way to build your Business and increase your earnings & reputation. But, there are a few liabilities of being a Travelling Speaker you should recognize. In today’s globalized environment… [Read more…] about Comedy Doesn’t Travel Well

A Creative Choice

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Your Creative choices, Your “Style”  ~TjD

A Music Stand…is this a Concert?  No, but it is a Creative Choice. Why you wonder? Well, Joseph Nye is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense. And also a former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He knows himself well and will offer sharp insights into international politics. But that’s not why I’ve chosen to feature him here. He’s teaching all of us a lesson in Speaking. His choice to use a Music Stand is a Creative Choice that He knows will guarantee an error-free Presentation. So, we can learn from the choices of other Speakers.

True, his topic is interesting and a good choice for a TED presentation. Yet, that not the reason I’ve featured him here.  I believe, like me, that  you’ll find his creative choice a… [Read more…] about A Creative Choice

Speak to the Global Community

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Influence a Global Community

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho does Speak to a Global Community about their concerns when she did Speak to a Brazillian Community about drug use, abuse and more. Ms. De Carvalho is a Drug policy & Public Security specialist from Brazil… but she wasn’t always a Social Activist. You’ll discover in this TED talk, that she was working at her chosen career in Banking when she made this decision. Consequently, she left all that behind to follow the path of a new challenge. And what did she choose?

She chose to… [Read more…] about Speak to the Global Community

Lecterns & Podiums

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Stand on it? Stand behind it? Lean on it? Walk around it?

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Speakers, Lecterns and Podiums often appear together. Frequently, You may have the need or opportunity to work with Lecterns and Podiums. Fortunately, not at the same time.  You see, both the Lectern and the Podium are Speakers tools that you should learn to use. Your proper use of each one can enhance your impact with your audience. Now, Let’s see how you can… 
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Stuttering at TED?

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Working around Limitations is a Winning Choice.

Here’s Megan Washington Stuttering and Singing at TED. And she was a charming surprise Presenter for the audience. You see, when Megan Washington Speaks she stutters. But when Megan Sings she doesn’t stutter. Isn’t that curious? I thought so too. Stuttering is not uncommon. But it does discourage many people from contributing or Advocating at Public events. Stuttering is an embarrassing condition for many people of all ages. Often, a stutterer will avoid participating in Meetings, Luncheons or other high profile Speaking events such as TED. But that wasn’t Megan Washington’s choice as you’re about to see & hear. She shares her Story, with both personal and light-hearted comments, while stuttering throughout.  She then leads us to her musical performance, which as you’re about to see and hear, is quite remarkable… [Read more…] about Stuttering at TED?