Speaking to Win: The Blog
Archive for July, 2008
Tip Of The Day: What your Posture Says About You.
YOUR CREDIBILITY DEPENDS ON IT How you look when you speak determines to a large degree whether or not your audience believes and trusts you. A stooped, slumped posture will affect everything about your presentation: your energy, the opening of your windpipe and vocal chords, your ability to breathe, your level of tension and stress–even your
Tip Of The Day: The Impact Of Verbal and Non Verbal Communication
THE IMPACT OF VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONIn an important and extensive study about communication, Professor Mehrabian of the University of California studied three areas of human communication in order to establish both believability and trust. You may find the results of the communications project surprising. The verbal, or the words you say, ranked 7% in
Tip Of The Day: Writing An Effective Speech
There is an old adage about giving an effective speech: Tell them what you are going to tell them Tell them Tell them what you’ve just told them DRAFTING YOUR SPEECH OUTLINE: Your introduction is the key message hook or the tell them what you are going to tell them part of your speech.
Question of the Week: When is humor appropriate and what kind of jokes are OK?
One of my readers emailed me this question after I posted my last blog entitled, “Public Speaking Jokes: Don’t Let The Joke Be On You. “This reader wanted to know if I thought trying to put humor into a speech is a bad thing in speeches. Here is his question: “I read your blog on Public Speaking
Public Speaking Jokes: Don’t Let The The Joke Be On You
Here is a way to alienate your audience from you faster than anything: tell a joke. It seems that public speakers all around the world have this idea that in order to make a really good impression or be successful, they need to be funny and clever or do a stand up comedy routine in their
Speaking Tip Of The Day: Just Relax! ~Jaw Tension Release
Right before a speech, most people try to tell themselves, “Just relax!” However, when your heart is racing, muscles are tight, and you can barely breathe, no amount of positive affirmations will convince you or your body! While it is impossible to completely eliminate the stress involved in giving a speech, it is possible to
Great Books: “Good In A Room” Gives You The Edge!
If you can communicate your ideas concisely and effectively, you will have the edge no matter what industry you are in. Stephanie Palmer’s, GOOD IN A ROOM, is a great book on that subject that I highly recommend! In GOOD IN A ROOM,former MGM Director of Creative Affairs, Stephanie Palmer, reveals the techniques used by Hollywood’s
Speaking Tip Of The Day: Improving Your Posture
How you look when you speak determines to a large degree whether or not your audience believes and trusts you. A stooped, slumped posture will affect everything about your presentation: your energy, the opening of your windpipe and vocal chords, your ability to breathe, your level of tension and stress—even your credibility. From a nonverbal
Mary Anne’s Speaker Spotlight: 13 Year Old Severn Suzuki Hammers the United Nations! 5 Stars
MARY ANNE’S SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT * Snoozeland ** Get out the hook!*** OK but could be better**** Good with great potential***** Great and goundbreaking Speeches are rated based on their writing, delivery and inspirational impact. 13 Year Old Severn Suzuki Hammers The United Nations! 5 stars This 13 year old girl, Severn Suzuki, will knock your socks off! Severn gives a
Speaking Tip Of The Day: Just Relax! ~Chair Tension Release
Right before a speech, most people try to tell themselves, “Just relax!” However, when your heart is racing, muscles are tight, and you can barely breathe, no amount of positive affirmations will convince you or your body! While it is impossible to completely eliminate the stress involved in giving a speech, it is possible to