Olivia Today, I presented a session remotely at the Presentation Camp at Stanford University, California. One of the things I learned from designing and evaluating eLearning is that introverts who would normally never speak up in class would blossom in a text-based environment. Had great fun with that session! Reply Olivia Mitchell says: March 3, 2009 at 9:48 am Hi Carolyn - I totally agree with you that one of the benefits of using Home Presentation eBook Blog About Best Posts Content PowerPoint Nervousness Delivery Audience Contact Browse > Home / Audience / 8 things I learnt about using twitter as a participation tool 8 things I learnt about using twitter as a participation tool March 1, 2009 by Olivia Mitchell Welcome to this blog - my aim is to make a difference to the success of your presentations.

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September marks the start a new year of meetings for the Northern California Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA/NC). It kicked off with a “Wealthy Speaker Seminar” conducted by Jane Atkinson, who promised to share a “Proven Formula for Catapulting You To The Top 3%” of the speaking business. [...] September marks the start a new year of meetings for the Northern California Chapter of the National Speakers NSA/NC September Meeting NSA/NC September Meeting

How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « The Education of a Late-Adopter Blogger | Main | Addendum to How to Get a Standing Ovation » January 18, 2006 How to Get a Standing Ovation When I started public speaking in about 1986, I was deathly afraid of public speaking--for one thing, working for the division run by Steve Jobs was

Focused on the speaking practice as the women prepare for the ceremony, the story has many touching moments, as the women recall days when girls' bat mitzvah ceremonies got short shrift, occurring on a Friday or omitting the reading of the Torah. The concern was not whether aging bladders could handle a ceremony that lasts an hour and a half, but whether relatives, some of whom are flying in from as far as Boston and California for the event, might be bored. “These Today's New York Times profiles a group of older women--many in their 90s--who missed the chance to have a bat mitzvah in their youth, but jumped at the chance when it was offered by their suburban Cleveland synagogue.

How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « A Brief History of Mine | Main | Resolution Assistance » December 30, 2005 The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease—don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog. However, as soon as the audience figures out

Do Google searches on their name and the topic at hand, and you may be surprised what you find online. Research the topic The most entertaining panels have a dash of debate, look at an issue from many angles, practical steps to get started, and tell a few jokes. If I sit up straight, or if you fidget, they will follow, the same happens when you speak. Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home Popular Posts About Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter Ripple 6 says the timing of my report is off http://blog.ripple6.com/?p=616

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When my son was in the 8 th grade I had the privilege of preparing and coaching the graduation speakers of Kent Middle School in Kentfield, California. Whether you are giving the commencement address or are one of thousands of listeners sitting in the gymnasium or outside in the academic quad, pay attention to the following points, as they are the best practices of commencement speeches.   Use a strong and loud voice, The speakers were terrific, and those speeches were everything a good graduation speech should be: personal, hopeful, reflective, inspiring, cautionary and funny.

Editor's note: I'm delighted to repost with permission this guest post from the excellent blog of speaker coach Angela DeFinis, who works in California's Silicon Valley and Bay Area. You can find out more about Angela here --please do check out her blog, full of great ideas and inspiration: You show up to your speaking engagement only to realize that your PowerPoint presentation isn’t opening, the A/V system is down, and there’s a car alarm blaring right outside the window. When I read this post, I thought, "That's just exactly what I wanted to say about improv skills!" (I've added links and some boldfacing to emphasize a few points.)