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I've pointed you to Andrew Dlugan's blog before, but today I want to mention his " Week in Review " Saturday posts that gather interesting content from around the public speaking blogosphere and plops them down all in one place. It's a great way to get caught up on valuable public speaking posts on a wide range of topics, and you know they'll be good because Andrew has done the filtering. I don't know how he has the time to do all of that screening, but let's just be thankful that he does! ...Tags:

Tags: Training Public Speaking Techniques and Strategies Adult Learning Principle During a session with a client the other day, we talked about the delivery of his company's new employee orientation. He was looking for ways to make his message more clear and to keep his diverse audience's attention through a day-long training. The orientation is typical in its length,

Tags: Quick Fixes Public Speaking Techniques and Strategie We talk a lot about organizing our content, main points, opening and closing, but we rarely talk about how to get from one segment to the next. How do you handle the spaces in between your points, stories, examples, and exercises? These are your transitions .

Tags: Preparation Public Speaking Techniques and Strategies Public Speaking Anxiety Resource Do you ever feel like an audience member is attacking you when they ask challenging questions during your presentation? Hopefully, your audience doesn't actually try to discredit you or prove you wrong, as a client recently mentioned to me, but sometimes a particular question can provoke a feeling of anger or defensiveness.

A speech can be more complicated to write and deliver than a presentation - not because it's inherently a more difficult kind of public speaking, but because the speaker perceives it differently. Speak from the heart, not from the head. ...Tags: Tags: Public Speaking Techniques and Strategies Public Speaking Anxiet A speech is usually given at a more formal occasion: a wedding, a banquet, a retirement dinner, a conference keynote. So the speaker starts to think the speech must be very proper and stuffy and eloquent.

I just trained a group of nearly 100 scientists in speaker skills and message development for public audiences, at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. Tags: workshops women and public speaking speaker training audience issues public speaking tip The daylong training allows for plenty of questions, and I'm always eager to hear what speakers and would-be speakers have on their minds . We spent a lot of time talking about the need to start with your audience's needs, and the limited attention spans of modern audiences.

And I'm the first to admit that I hate absolute rules about public speaking. Only speak when you are looking at the audience . Of course, you must look down to find your next idea or point, but don't speak while you're doing it. If someone speaks before you, you might have to make the adjustment at the beginning of your talk, and it's fine to adjust it Following up on my post about where to put your notes , here's my quick tip about using a lectern: Don't. Okay, that's a little harsh.