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2 Mic’s 1 Rule

by Tom j Dolan

Desktop, Clip-ons, Mobile phones: Mic’s are everywhere.

Remember the 2 Mic’s 1 Rule for Professional Safe Microphone use. The growing popularity of Video Chat, On-line Conferencing and Training has increased the need to work with Microphones for many people. New tech demands learning new skills. So let’s look at 2 types of Microphones you’re most likely to use and then… [Read more…] about 2 Mic’s 1 Rule

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, ESL, Fear of Speaking, Lectern, Microphones, OJT, PoS, PresentationTips

You Say it, You Own it

by Tom j Dolan

You Say it, You Own it!
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Think before You Speak is great advice. And Why is that? Because Public Speaking and Presenting demands your Critical Attention to the words and phrases you say. Because “Once you Say them, You Own them.” Welcome to the world of Hi-tech Global Communications where someone is always on the lookout for your misspoken words. The Web has made escape from personal statements virtually impossible and… [Read more…] about You Say it, You Own it

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, ESL, Fear of Speaking, PoS, PresentationTips, StageFright, Tips

A Creative Choice

by Tom j Dolan

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

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, ESL, Fear of Speaking, Lectern, PoS, PresentationTips, Speak and Move, StageFright, TED, Trust

Lecterns & Podiums

by Tom j Dolan

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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Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, embarrassment, Fear of Speaking, how-read-a-speech, Lectern, Microphones, Notes, podiums, PoS, PresentationTips, StageFright

Presentation Gold

by Tom j Dolan

Earn Support for your Solutions with Presentation Gold.

Presentation Gold means Success is in your hands. Presentations have become a central part of life for people in business, Corporate, Professionals, Academics, Medical and so many more. At any time Speakers are addressing all kinds of organizations: Business, Social, Political, Non-profits, etc. So, Speakers must consider how Best to… [Read more…] about Presentation Gold

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Audience Analysis, Coaching, ESL, PoS, preparation, PresentationTips, StageFright

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~~~ If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. ~~ Lewis Carroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Today is only one day in all the days that exist, But all future days could depend on what You do Today." ~~Hemingway" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your Presentation is always about Solving a Problem for your Audience." ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Walking in the footsteps of another is easy, but you may soon discover you’re walking in a Rut.” ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~~Samuel Beckett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Always finish Speaking before your Audience has finished Listening.” ~~Dorothy Sarnoff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you're not prepared to be wrong, You'll never come up with anything original." ~~Sir Ken Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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