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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

Young Speaker at TEDx

by Tom j Dolan

A Young Speaker + Tech + Confidence= Success at TEDx

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A Young Speaker at TEDx is successful using Tech & Confidence. He’s taking advantage of new opportunities to share his discoveries & ideas. Above all, he is speaking at a prestigious event: TEDx. This Training video shows our Hero with something to say and a willingness to say it. Most importantly, this 6th Grade student shows us, and his peers, the possibilities for other young students. Conversationally, he engages us with eye contact and stage movement. He then moves his Presentation along and… [Read more…] about Young Speaker at TEDx

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: iPad, PoS, speaker tech, TEDx event, Tips, young speaker

Read a Speech Correctly

by Tom j Dolan

How to Successfully Read a Speech

How to Successfully Read a Speech, or, to not Read a Speech at all, is a question you might ask yourself. When facing the task of Presenting information to any group large or small, Business, Professional, Academic or Pleasure. What to do?Generally, my opinion is that only under very special circumstances should you Read a Speech or Presentation. But if you must, and…

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Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Fear of Speaking, Lectern, Online Training, PoS, Read2Speak, StageFright, Tips

Excessive Stage Movement

by Tom j Dolan

Excessive Stage Movement can weaken your Presentation.

Excessive Stage Movement can be Distracting and this Training video demonstrates the point. Ms. Johanna Blakley, delivers a TED Presentation on “Women & Social Media”. What caught my attention early on, was the lengthy amount of time the video spends focused on her Slides. Now usually a TED Presentation will focus on the Presenter almost exclusively. I don’t believe that was her intention and I wondered how was that result generated? Then, as I viewed and reviewed her Presentation I began to… [Read more…] about Excessive Stage Movement

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

Win with Volunteer Speaking

by Tom j Dolan

 Speak & help-out an Organization that wants you.

Volunteer Speaking is a win-win for you and for your Community. Why, well because Volunteer Organizations provide another opportunity for You to Speak at an Event. Organizations offer you a very visible Opportunity to become involved with their Members and Supporters. Therefore, this is a fortunate offer with many benefits for You. Above all, you’ll be seen by other group members as dedicated to helping them reach their Goals. Additionally you’re making an important contribution. Your Volunteer Speaking is a also win-win for your Community where you live, work, & play. Local publicity will help your Business grow. Volunteer organizations will provide you, the Professional Speaker, an opportunity to… [Read more…] about Win with Volunteer Speaking

Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: Fear of Speaking, PresentationTips, StageFright, StoryTelling, Tips, volunteer

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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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