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How to arrange your speech ideas?
If you have several topics to cover in a single speech where would you put the most important? First or last? Write upon a piece of paper the position you choose. You have given this plan some thought… more →
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Beware of favourite words
redacting wrote 7 months ago: Robert Louis Stevenson said that when we know all a person’s adjectives, we have all his or he … more →
Public Speaking is Not Speech Making
dportney wrote 10 months ago: Over time, I’ve noticed that people manage to create fear of public speaking in a variety of w … more →
President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: Did he "Hit the Mark" or "Hit it out of the Park?"
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Jeff Mustard wrote 10 months ago: While the market’s tanked today following the new President’s Inaugural address, his spe … more →
Barack Obama's Inaugural Speech: The Weight (and Fate) of the United States, Hang on his Words
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Jeff Mustard wrote 10 months ago: When President-Elect Barack Obama is sworn into office on Tuesday, he will be standing not just in f … more →
The Obama Speech...
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gadberry wrote 1 year ago: Wow, what a great speech. Although I don’t agree with everything he said, i also didn’t … more →
Oratory
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damiengwalter wrote 1 year ago: Tonight I’m going to stay up late to watch Barrack Obama give his acceptance speech to the Dem … more →
Can you make a presentation?
lesleywriter wrote 1 year ago: Depending on your experience, that request can result in anything from excitement to raw fear! You n … more →
Speaking fluent human
redacting wrote 1 year ago: One sign that standards of public communication are low is the delight we feel when a public figure … more →
Speaking in colour
redacting wrote 1 year ago: Speaking well involves the right content AND the right delivery, but most speakers focus only on the … more →
Safire, Valenti, Noonan and Hertzberg
redacting wrote 1 year ago: This post’s flavor is North American. Another time I might focus on British or antipodean work … more →
Crafting a convincing conclusion 3
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Jef Menguin wrote 1 year ago: I learned in school that conclusion should be of the same length as the introduction. And it must be … more →
Crafting a convincing conclusion 2
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Jef Menguin wrote 1 year ago: Twenty-three centuries ago Aristotle, in criticizing Greek oratory, declared that the first purpose … more →
Dare to Speak
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Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: The world owes its progress to the men who have dared, and you must dare to speak the effective word … more →
Be Absorbed by Your Subject
Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: If you feel deeply about your subject you will be able to think of little else. Concentration is a p … more →
Expect Success
Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: Let your bearing be modestly confident, but most of all be modestly confident within. Over-confidenc … more →
Learn to think on your feet
Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: One of the best exercises for learning to think and speak on the feet is to practice daily giving tw … more →
How to arrange your speech ideas?
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Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: If you have several topics to cover in a single speech where would you put the most important? First … more →
Think on your feet
Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: The great objection to memorized speaking is that it limits and handicaps the speaker. He is like a … more →
Seven Easy Steps to Speech-making
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Jef Menguin wrote 2 years ago: 1. Choose a subject. Choosing a subject depends upon the nature and purpose of the occasion. 2.Gathe … more →
