Articles by Andrew Dlugan:

Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you.

This review features topics including:

  • opening and closing your speech;
  • new public speaking books;
  • increasing your precision;
  • using quotes effectively;
  • working with images in PowerPoint;
  • mastering a webinar;
  • managing audience expectations;
  • and more!

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Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you.

This review features topics including:

  • 7 deadly sins of public speaking;
  • how to deliver the talk of your life;
  • a critique of the YouTube sensation speech by Phil Davison;
  • tips for better eye contact;
  • posture and authenticity;
  • slide makeovers;
  • how to work a room;
  • and more!

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Six Minutes is dedicated to helping you become a confident and effective speaker.

One way to realize this goal is to offer not just one opinion from one person, but many opinions from many in the larger public speaking community. Last week’s article on using improv to boost your speaking confidence from guest author Leon van der Walt is a great example.

In this light, I invite you to write an article for Six Minutes.

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Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you.

This review features:

  • new public speaking books;
  • interviews with speaking experts;
  • trimming your presentation;
  • boosting your speaking confidence;
  • wedding toasts;
  • crying while speaking;
  • PowerPoint image sizes;
  • eliminating bad habits;
  • and more!

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Imagine that you are writing your next great speech. As you scour your mind for the fact that will clinch your case, you will discover one of two things: either you know it, or you don’t.

Most of the time, you won’t know every piece of information you need to make a compelling argument, but you can find it.

The seventh Toastmasters speech project encourages you to go beyond your own knowledge and opinions, and fill in the gaps with various forms of research.

This article of the Toastmasters Speech Series examines the primary goals of this project, provides tips and techniques, and links to numerous sample speeches.

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Our recent interview with Kristin Arnold, President of the National Speakers Association, led me to several questions:

  • How many professional speaker associations exist?
  • Where are they?
  • How long have they been around?
  • How many members do they have?

Do you know the answers? Read on!

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I recently read Boring to Bravo, an impressive book on audience engagement written by Kristin Arnold. (You can find the Six Minutes book review here.)

When I found out that Ms. Arnold is also the President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) for 2010-2011, I approached her to see if she would answer a few questions about the NSA.

I’m delighted to be able to share her interview with you here.

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You know your content. Success is in view.

But now, your time slot has been chopped in two.

Oh my! Oh my! What will you do?

ACK!

If you’ve been speaking for a while, this has probably happened to you. If it hasn’t yet, it’s only a matter of time.

Can you still salvage the presentation and provide value for your audience?

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Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you.

This review features topics including:

  • convention speech flashbacks;
  • persuasive speaking;
  • speech critiques;
  • being charismatic;
  • PowerPoint and Star Wars;
  • making money from speaking;
  • speaker gifts;
  • and more!

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The previous article in the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos series defined logos and described why logical arguments are so important for your presentations.

Okay, that’s all very good in theory, but do we need to be logical masters to build high logos?

No, not at all.

In this article, we examine simple techniques you can use in your presentations to be more persuasive by improving your logos.

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Have you ever listened to a speaker and thought:

  • “I’m… so… lost.”
  • “How did he come to that conclusion?”
  • “Interesting theory, but it wouldn’t work for me.”
  • “No way! That number has to be wrong.”
  • “Nice slides, but I’ll stick with my own method.”

In all of these cases, the speaker probably suffered from poor logos. As a result, it’s doubtful that you adopted their central message or followed the call-to-action.

In this article of the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos series, we examine logos and the importance of conveying your message in a way that is both understandable and convincing to your audience.

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