On Fridays, we dip into the Six Minutes article archive in search of 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 reaching back to February 2008 to learn from the excellent TED talk by Majora Carter titled “Greening the Ghetto”.
The success of your next presentation or training course might be thwarted before you begin speaking… wait… what? How?
If your audience seating arrangement and overall room setup isn’t aligned with the design of your session, you are starting from a position of weakness.
In this article, we describe the core principles that factor into your room setup choices. We then offer an in-depth view of several popular options, and point out the advantages and disadvantages of each. Finally, we end with tips you can use to optimize the room for your audience and set yourself up for success.
On Fridays, we dip into the Six Minutes article archive in search of 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 reaching back to January 2008 to learn how to critique a speech effectively.
On Fridays, we dip into the Six Minutes article archive in search of 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 reaching back to January 2011 to learn about the Six Thinking Hats methodology and then apply it to solve your personal public speaking challenges.
Researching your speech topic is easy, right? Just fire up a web browser, put in your search terms, check a few pages, and you’re done… right?
Hm. Probably not. It would be nice if 100% of our speech content came from our own minds or a few quick Google searches. In reality, though, conducting proper research requires a little more care. The rewards make the effort worthwhile; a well-researched speech provides lasting value for your audience and distinguishes you as speaker.
In this article, we:
On Fridays, we dip into the Six Minutes article archive in search of 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.
Only one of the following statements is true. Do you know which one?
In this article, we identify scenarios where a full script is warranted or where memorization is advisable. For all your speaking scenarios in the middle, we discuss 21 tips for using notes effectively.
On Fridays, we dip into the Six Minutes article archive in search of 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 reaching back to August 2012 to learn 12 techniques for using pauses effectively, supported by a collection of scientific papers.
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