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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I recently read a post by Olivia Mitchell called “Are You Ready for the Third Era in Presenting?&# In the post, Mitchell makes some sweeping claims that still have me scratching my head. The first claim she makes refers to great orators of the past and the era of the orator in general. She claims: [.].
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Oprah Winfrey reality show contest has come and gone without a call from Oprah, but my desire for being on camera has been rekindled. In the coming weeks, you’ll be seeing more videos from me on the topic of “how to write a speech&# and “public speaking&#. My first video is for my Successful [.].
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
How much money are you losing because of poor public speaking skills and lack of preparation? How much credibility are you losing because your speeches are boring? How badly is the reputation of your organization suffering because the executives are simply horrible when they give a speech? ask those questions because I attended a [.].
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Every year, I challenge myself on my birthday by doing consecutive. push-ups to match the birthday I’m celebrating. As you can imagine, the task becomes more difficult every year. Last year, I felt. fortunate to have eeked out the 38th push-up. Today, on my 39th birthday, I realize there’s a. if I can’t pump out 39 of something.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
It’s that time of year again! What time? you ask. It’s the time of year I celebrate my birthday by doing the same number of push ups that equal the year I’m celebrating. It seemed like a good idea when I turned 30, but I’m guessing I’m going to have to look for a new [.].
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Monday, March 29, 2010
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been sitting on this book for two years, but my post from 2008 confirms it. Even with guidance on how to write my book in 60 days, I still managed to let the manuscript collect dust. Some of you have written and encouraged me to keep going. appreciate [.].
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Should you say “thank you&# when starting a speech? Some “experts&# will tell you it’s a public speaking sin that will bore your audience and not give any momentum to your speech. Some presenters believe you should thank everyone and their grandmother’s cow. So what’s the answer? It depends. Every speech is different.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Are you looking for ways to take your pubic speaking skills to the next level? Here are 10 tips to help you get there. Research your audience. You can give the exact same speech to two different groups, but you shouldn’t expect the same results. Research your audience so you can address their specific needs, concerns and objections. After you?
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Ellen Finkelstein has organized a series of webinar presentations with a great line up of presenters. And not only will you not have any travel and accommodation costs, the webinars themselves are free! To sign up for the webinars go to this webpage: Outstanding Presentations Workshop. Here’s the schedule for the webinars. Speaker. Times.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Enthusiasm is a necessary qualification for effective speaking. When you show enthusiasm it is contagious. The enjoyment and knowledge that is demonstrated for your subject will result in increased listener enjoyment and your speech being more convincing. The feeling of excitement must come through as you deliver. Have an active interest in people.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
My congratulations to Mike Folie (a speechwriting seminar alum) and Tim Becker, who announced that their spec screenplay, THEY SHOOT WEDDINGS, DON’T THEY?, is one of 35 finalists in the Final Draft Big Break Scriptwriting Contest. This is quite an honor … more than 3,500 entries were submitted from around the world.Go
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Monday, May 11, 2009
TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters lucky enough to be asked to speak at TED are given 18-minute slots maximum (some are for even less time such as 3- and 6-minute slots). Ben Saunders ). Thou Shalt Tell a Story. Although Dr.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Exposing ourselves to traditional Japanese aesthetic ideas — notions that may seem quite foreign to most of us — is a good exercise in lateral thinking, a term coined by Edward de Bono in 1967. Lateral Thinking is for changing concepts and perception," says de Bono. Seven principles for changing your perception Kanso (??) Fukinsei (???) Shizen (??)
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone think of themselves as designers. But what, if anything, can regular people — teachers, students, business people of all types — learn from designers and from thinking like a designer? And what of more specialized professions? believe there is. 1) Embrace constraints.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel. would love to see more tools available which work within the most common slideware – PowerPoint and Keynote.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don’t work. The research is the work of Chris Atherton , a cognitive psychologist. Chris recently delivered a presentation at the Technical Communication UK Conference and has put up her slides on slideshare. The research. Sparse slides.
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