http://sixminutes.dlugan.com A Public Speaking and Presentations blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many speakers are guilty of making faulty assumptions about their presentations, and their ability to deliver them well. Sometimes even seasoned speaking professionals like me fall victim to this behavior. How about you? In this article, you will learn: 8 common faulty assumptions you might be making; the subsequent result on your presentations; ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/8-faulty-speaker-assumptions/ By now, you know that you should be complementing your speech with gestures. But do you know how big these gestures should be? In this article, you'll learn to match the size of your gestures to your audience and venue. What is meant by gesture size? Just as your voice can be loud or ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/size-gestures-speech/ Looking for public speaking experts on Twitter? Two years ago, Six Minutes compiled an extensive list of public speaking bloggers. Now, we've enhanced the list to include Twitter accounts for those bloggers. As of this writing: Twitter List -- 73 bloggers listed: @6minutes/public-speaking-bloggers On Six Minutes -- 117 blogs listed: Public Speaking Blogs You can follow Six Minutes ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/twitter-public-speaking-bloggers/ On Saturdays, we survey the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere. This super-sized review features topics including: new public speaking books; writing a eulogy; eye contact vs. eye communication; speaking with notes; tools for slide color schemes; the validity of learning styles (are they a myth?); moderating a panel; and being successful as an introvert. Resources ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/public-speaking-tips-20091107/ Think of a group of people whose careers or circumstances require them to work well with one another: athletic teams, orchestras, or emergency room workers. If individual members “do their own thing," the entire group suffers. When you’re asked to present as part of a panel of experts or a team ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/group-presentations-unified-team-approach/ Six weeks ago, we were fortunate to share Becky Blanton's educational and inspirational story titled How to Deliver the Talk of Your Life. This was one of the most popular articles we've ever published on Six Minutes. The focus of her article -- her TEDGlobal 2009 talk -- is now available ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/watch-becky-blantons-ted-talk/ Does your voice put your audience to sleep? Does it put you to sleep? Do you find it hard to  conveying emotions with your voice? Are you easy to listen to, or does your voice let you down? The sixth Toastmasters speech project guides you to harness the power of your own voice. ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-6-vocal-variety/ If you dream of speaking one hour for $15,000, this book is for you. If you have absolutely no idea how to get there, this book will show you what is required. Jane Atkinson's The Wealthy Speaker: The Proven Formula for Building Your Successful Speaking Business is packed with advice to prepare ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/book-review-wealthy-speaker-jane-atkinson/ Two years ago, the very first article was published here on Six Minutes. Since then, we've added 172 more, all of which are available free in the article archives. Today, we celebrate the best articles of Six Minutes as determined by you, the reader. We list reader favorites in the major Six ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/best-of-2007-2009/ You know that the start of your presentation is critical to grab attention. [You did read Peter Jeff's recent article with 5 ways to start your speech, right?] But do you know how to develop a mindset that will enable you to devise effective speech openings? Carmen Taran's Better Beginnings: How to ... http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/book-review-better-beginnings-carmen-taran/