On Fridays, we dip into the article archive and emerge with one of the most memorable articles. We’ll dust it off, shine a light on it, and consider it from a new perspective.
This week, we’re jumping to July 2013 to review strategies to produce more eye contact and better eye contact.
Having a speech disorder—whether it’s a stutter, a slur, or a lisp—can make a presentation extremely frightening.
I should know. I’ve had a lisp for my entire life.
Though I’ve gone through years of therapy to correct it, I still have difficulties with the letters S and Z. I have always been very self-conscious of it. When speaking in public, I’m afraid of how it will affect my message.
I understand that my lisp isn’t going to magically disappear. I’ve accepted that. I’ve also decided that it won’t hold me back. I didn’t want to miss out on a wonderful opportunity just because I sound a little weird on certain sounds. Because of this decision, I’ve given speeches which include the classic best man speech, award acceptance speeches, and persuasive presentations helping people to change their lives.
In this article, I’ll share five tips for gaining confidence as a speaker when you have a speech disorder.
On Fridays, we dip into the article archive and emerge with one of the most memorable articles. We’ll dust it off, shine a light on it, and consider it from a new perspective.
This week, we’re transporting back to May 2009 to learn about a magical speechwriting technique: the rule of three.
On Fridays, we dip into the article archive and emerge with one of the most memorable articles. We’ll dust it off, shine a light on it, and consider it from a new perspective.
This week, we also spotlight recent releases that may help you enrich your public speaking library.
There are many ways to organize your presentation. The choices you make seriously impact the success of your presentation.
If you order your material in an intuitive manner that your audience can readily understand, they are more likely to be persuaded.
If you order your material in an awkward manner, your audience will struggle to understand, and they will resist being persuaded by your message.
Given the criticality of your presentation sequence, how do you choose the right one for your topic and your audience?
In this article, we:
On Fridays, we dip into the article archive and emerge with one of the most memorable articles. We’ll dust it off, shine a light on it, and consider it from a new perspective.
This week, we’re headed back to October 2010, when we gave 16 tips for introducing a speaker.
When your presentation ends, what would you like your audience to think:
It always surprises me when I encounter a speaker who wants their slide fonts to stand out, as if it were reasonable compensation for a lack of compelling content.
Great design of slide fonts means that they are easy to read and otherwise not noticeable. You want your message to stand out and be memorable, not your slide fonts.
In this article, we look at simple guidelines to help you make wise font choices so that you, and not your fonts, are memorable.
On Fridays, we dip into the article archive and emerge with one of the most memorable articles. We’ll dust it off, shine a light on it, and consider it from a new perspective.
This week, we’re headed back to January 2013, where we learned the primary benefits of using flip charts, and gave 17 practical, easy-to-apply tips for using them in your presentations.
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