Public Speaking Articles: Week in Review [2008-05-03]

Every Saturday, we survey the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.

Topics featured this week include:

• nonverbal messages;
• visual communication;
• marketing yourself as a speaker;
• professional speaking; and
• much more!

Week in Review: Six Minutes

This week featured two articles on Six Minutes:

• Toastmasters Speech 2: Organize Your Speech
  A continuation of the Toastmasters Speech Series, this article provides tips and numerous speech examples for organizing your speech paying special attention to transitions between ideas.
• Use PowerPoint Visuals, Not Bullets – What the World Eats
  Demonstrates two alternatives — boring text slides and impactful visual slides — for conveying the message from the fascinating book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.

Week in Review: Public Speaking Blogosphere

These are the best public speaking articles from the past week:

• Sue Hershkowitz-Coore emphasizes nine messages that your body is sending while you speak.
• James Feudo suggests points to consider when you are delivering as a co-presenter.
• Craig Strachan counters 11 myths of public speaking.

Marketing Yourself and Making Money

• Laura Moran writes that it doesn’t take celebrity status to make a living from professional speaking.
• Nick Thomas offers advice for marketing yourself as a speaker. (While some of the advice is specific to his region, you can easily translate the tips to your own area.)