The latest articles published on Six Minutes:

• Goodbye, Email Subscriptions!
• Speech Critique: Jacqueline Novogratz @ TED (Flashback Friday #40)
• How to Prepare for Presenting to Senior Executives
• Slide Fonts: 11 Guidelines for Great Design (Flashback Friday #39)
• Book Review: 101 Ways to Make Training Active (Mel Silberman)

Speechwriting articles teach you how to craft content which is compelling, focussed, and memorable.

• How to Introduce a Speaker: 16 Essential Tips for Success
• The Secret of Choosing Successful Speech Topics
• How to Weave Statistics Into Your Speech
• How to Use the Rule of Three in Your Speeches
• 17 Easy Ways to Be a More Persuasive Speaker
• Electrify Your Audience with a Shocking Speech Opening

Ready to get serious about improving your skills?

Learn habits which help you become a complete well-rounded speaker.

• Stop Rehearsing! 3 Critical Things to Do Before Your Speech
• How to Dress for Public Speaking
• 7 Habits for Highly Effective Speakers
• 8 Key Points for Perfect Presentation Practice
• 10 Presentation Bad Habits My College Students – And You – Must UN-Learn
• The 7 Deadly Sins of Public Speaking

When you have an important message, you must be able to deliver it confidently and powerfully. Hone your body language, vocal variety, movement, and audience interaction.

• How to Ace the Impromptu Speech
• Speech Pauses: 12 Techniques to Speak Volumes with Your Silence
• 6 Communication Barriers and How You Can Avoid Them
• How to Deliver the Talk of Your Life
• Speak Up! A Guide to Voice Projection
• How to Stop Saying Um, Uh, and Other Filler Words

PowerPoint or Keynote? Flip chart or prop? Learn how to design effective visual aids which complement your message.

• The 10-20-30 Rule: Guy Kawasaki on PowerPoint
• How Many Slides Should You Have? How Many Slides Do You Need?
• How to Improve Your PowerPoint Slides with the Rule of Thirds
• Use PowerPoint Visuals, Not Bullets – What the World Eats
• Six Simple Techniques for Presenting Data: Hans Rosling (TED, 2006)
• How to Create Pro Slides in Less Time: Don’t Worry, Be CRAPpy

Speech evaluations which analyze great speakers, illustrate their simple techniques, and show you how to emulate them.

• Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have a Dream
• Steve Jobs - Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
• Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture (Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams)
• Barack Obama - Presidential Inaugural Address
• Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address
• Elizabeth Gilbert - Nurturing Creativity

Lists, research, and essential resources for public speakers.

• Public Speaking Blogs: The Definitive List
• 25 Public Speaking Skills Every Speaker Must Have
• Toastmasters: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
• Stocking Stuffers for Speakers
• 27 Hot Summer Reads for Speakers

We survey a wide collection of public speaking blogs, and highlight the best public speaking articles for you.

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Don't waste your money and time reading the wrong books.

You will find regular reviews of outstanding books which cover public speaking, presentation skills, and communication methods.

• Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
• Advanced Presentations by Design: Creating Communication that Drives Action
• The Wealthy Speaker: The Proven Formula for Building Your Successful Speaking Business
• Confessions of a Public Speaker
• Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve, and Inspire Your Audience to Action
• The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling