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Public Speaking Blogosphere: Week in Review [2008-01-12]
Week in Review: Six Minutes
- Presentation Zen Book Review
A collection of expert book reviews for the Presentation Zen book. - Six Simple Techniques for Presenting Data: Hans Rosling (TED, 2006)
A video critique of Hans Rosling’s popular TED speech where he uses novel software and simple techniques for delivering a fantastic statistics-based presentation.
Week in Review: Public Speaking Blogosphere
Of the many fine articles published last week, here are a few that stood out for me.
- How To Open Your Speech
Doug Stevenson makes a case for four different speech openings. - 3 Tips for venue setup
Craig Strachan offers practical tips, including getting to know the A/V guy. - Your Audience Doesn’t Have the Script
Pete Ryckman argues for a writing clear and simple narrative. - How you dress = 55% of your presentation!
Lisa Braithwaite reminds us that the 7-38-55 “rule” of public speaking is often distorted. - a year in iraq
Maybe too large for a presentation slide, but this graphic uses simple colors and patterns to convey a powerful message.
- Political Candidate Speaking Analysis
No surprise here. This was a hot topic throughout the blogosphere. A few of the highlights:- Bert Decker analyzes primary candidates on both sides
- Patti Wood discusses candidate body language
- Garr Reynolds comments on repetition from Barack Obama
- Eric Feng compares Obama to Martin Luther King Jr.
New Public Speaking Blogs
Since the public speaking blogosphere list was first published last week, we’ve grown by 10% with seven new additions bringing the total number of blogs to 77.
Thank you for helping to spread the word, thus helping to achieve the primary aim of the list: “to aid readers in the discovery of excellent public speaking blogs.”
New blogs to visit:
Find more helpful public speaking articles in previous weekly reviews which are published Saturdays on Six Minutes.
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Craig — Jan 12th, 2008
Hi Andrew.
Glad you enjoyed my post on venue setup. Thanks for a great site.
Craig
Rhett Laubach — Jan 13th, 2008
Andrew, thanks again for the add. Also, I am going to be a huge fan of this weekly synopsis thing of the Public Speaking Blogosphere. What a great idea to take 70+ blogs about a very specific development area, speaking. Then take an expert in the field, you, who will review them over the week and then output a list of the best posts for the week. Awesome. Looking forward to seeing more!
Andrew — Jan 13th, 2008
Rhett: Thanks for your specific feedback on this initial “weekly synopsis” article. I am planning on making this a regular feature on Six Minutes, so please let me know what you like and how it can be improved in the future.
Doug Stevenson — Jan 13th, 2008
Thanks for your comments and for posting my latest article, How To Open Your Speech.
Jeff — Jan 28th, 2008
Hi,
This list is extraordinary. Thank you for putting it together. Plus, thanks for mentioning Mosttoast on it. I greatly appreciate it.
Best wishes,
Jeff