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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

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

Reading a Speech

by Tom j Dolan

Reading a Speech is a Learnable Skill. 
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Jeff Bezos, the Founder of amazon, is Reading a Speech at a Princeton University Commencement Ceremony. Now up front, I must point out that many Speakers & Teachers advise against “Reading a Speech”. But for the moment, let’s watch & listen to him Read his speech. Afterwards, let’s identify the several teachable points that can benefit us in our future Presentations. And finally, I’ll share my thoughts on the subject of “Reading a Speech”. So, let’s begin….

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Filed Under: Performance of Speaking Tagged With: anxiety, Coaching, ESL, Fear of Speaking, how-read-a-speech, Lectern, Microphones, Online Training, PoS, PresentationTips, StageFright, Tips

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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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