Articles in category: Weekend Reviews

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

This review features topics including:

• recently released public speaking and communications books;
• stories for a business context;
• presenting as a team;
• handling dominating audience members;
• using props;
• PowerPoint versus Prezi;
• confidence as a speaker;
• and more!

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

This review features topics including:

• summer book recommendations;
• adding meaning to statistics;
• speechwriting strategies;
• handling hecklers;
• slide color choices;
• apologizing to your audience;
• introduction etiquette;
• and more!

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

This review features topics including:

• new public speaking books;
• speech critiques of Meryl Streep, Steve Jobs, and Jacqueline Novogratz;
• tips for speaking to large crowds;
• PowerPoint rules;
• keys to being a passionate speaker;
• and much more.

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

This review features topics including:

• the rule of three;
• using sticky notes to organize your presentation;
• how to title your speech to grab your audience;
• storytelling advice;
• what to look for when looking at yourself on video;
• time management;
• audience analysis;
• and much more!

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

This review features topics including:

• PowerPoint and the Rule of Thirds;
• new public speaking books;
• persuasive techniques;
• training session tips;
• creating memorable story characters;
• effective use of pauses;
• new features in PowerPoint 2010;
• dealing with hecklers;
• and more!

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

This review features topics including:

• frequently asked questions about Toastmasters;
• tactics for persuasive speaking;
• speechwriting tips;
• storytelling help from a Google ad;
• Obama’s State of the Union address;
• hands in the pockets;
• visual clichés;
• Sarah Palin and notes on her hands;
• the believability of Tiger Woods’ apology;
• and more!

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Twice each month, Six Minutes weekend reviews bring you the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

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This review features topics including:

• recently released public speaking books;
• storytelling and details;
• remedies for voice malfunctions;
• handling hecklers;
• thanking the audience;
• cartoons in presentations;
• rehearsal strategies;
• a speech critique of Sir Ken Robinson;
• and more!

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Six Minutes weekend reviews are back for a third year of bringing you the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

This review features topics including:

• speechwriting lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.;
• structuring your presentation logically;
• becoming aware of your voice;
• benefits of a flip chart;
• mistakes with visuals;
• speaker habits;
• stages in a professional speaking career;
• and more!

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Six Minutes weekend reviews are back for a third year of bringing you the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

This review features topics including:

• new public speaking books;
• best and worst communicators of 2009;
• how to tell a story;
• teleprompters;
• moving your audience;
• Toastmasters survey and tips;
• and more!

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On Saturdays, we survey the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

This review features topics including:

• cross-culture communication;
• editing your presentation by asking “why?”;
• addressing the elephant in the room;
• pitfalls to presenting with someone else’s slides;
• the growth of Death By PowerPoint;
• how a video camera will help you improve as a speaker; and
• a must-read parody: How the Grinch Spoke at Christmas.

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On Saturdays, we survey the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

This review features topics including:

• new public speaking books;
• analysis of a contest-winning humorous speech;
• eye contact and facial expression tips;
• the case for white space;
• wardrobe tips; and
• comics that speakers are sure to enjoy.

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