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| | CRAIG STRACHAN - KEEP TALKING! FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Guest post: 5 Tips for Conquering Q&A “What Questions do you have for my answers?” – Henry Kissinger. When roles are reversed, and audience members are handed the microphone, many public speakers turn a brighter shade of purple. But this article will outline 5 practical steps for beating Question & Answer Sessions, and help you leave the stage as victor. 2) Anticipate Questions. | PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 17, 2012 5 Stupid Speaker Tricks Speakers do stupid things, like any other group of people. The problem is that they subject whole audiences to boredom and, yes, pain as a result. So it’s not only the speakers themselves who suffer. In an effort to mitigate the suffering, here are 5 of the most egregious stupid speaker moves. | | | | | | | | |
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 A PowerPoint Riddle
I’ve got a riddle for you. Which Which is heavier: a 10-pound bag of rocks, or a 10-pound bag of feathers? The answer, of course, is neither. They weigh the same amount (I noticed this riddle works better when it’s said, not written, but oh well). This riddle came to mind when I was thinking about presentation lengths. Neither. image ). MORE >> -
POWERPOINT TIPS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012  How to resize and crop pictures in PowerPoint
I’ve discovered that some people don’t understand how to resize images in PowerPoint and also don’t know how (or when) to crop an image. These are basic and important skills and you’ll use them even in other programs, because they are universal. How to resize an image. Then click and drag a corner handle inward or outward. MORE >> -
DUARTE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012  Want your data to go viral? Make it visual.
How do you turn an academic report into a viral video? The Rauch Foundation challenged Duarte to solve this puzzle as they re-launched the Long Island Index in January. The Long Island Index aims to reveal the challenges and opportunities facing Long Island through the collection of unbiased data. Following the event they published the video online. MORE >> -
SPEAK SCHMEAK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Never can say goodbye
Do you ever go to a party or family gathering and find it hard to leave? You start saying goodbye to people, and it's inevitable that there's someone you didn't talk to enough. So now you're getting caught up, and the clock keeps ticking. You try to say goodbye to everyone you know, here you are, 30 minutes later, still trying to leave. MORE >> -
KATE'S VOICE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 How to Create a Sexy Voice
The other day, I was speaking with a woman who has chronic laryngitis. Her voice is very low and husky, and she gets lots of comments on “that sexy voice.” To me, it sounds tired and unhealthy, but I know people who want that sound because they DO think it’s sexy. So the questions I [.]. vocal image vocal power sexy voice Valentine's Day MORE >>
- The Communication Blog - Untitled Article THE COMMUNICATION BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- Why training may not always be the right course of action – part 2 ONLIGNMENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Reading a Speech MANNER OF SPEAKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Stillness: A Speaker's Place of Power SPEAK AND DELIVER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Falling out of Love THE COMMUNICATION BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Does she or doesn't she have trouble getting asked to speak at conferences? THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Public Speaking: Room Blackouts GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- How to remember your presentation without using the PowerPoint slides as notes PIVOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Famous Speech Friday: Rep. Maureen Walsh's speech on gay marriage THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- Great Presentations - Movement and Appearance GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Developing the Speaker Within You: Capture That Inspiration PIVOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- What Makes a Rock Star Business Speaker? GREAT SPEAKING COACH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- 5 ways speakers can steer clear of overstatements THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- Why Humor in a Presentation Works GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- FEAR: Writing for a living in a digital age when the numbers are posted 2Xs daily JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- The Body Language of Love PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- People Make A Difference: Danny Brassell interview IAN GRIFFIN - PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Dating Cautions THE COMMUNICATION BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 117) MANNER OF SPEAKING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- Sometimes Persuasion Takes Awhile SPEAK AND DELIVER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- How long-winded is Arabic and how much do its native speakers gesticulate? MAX ATKINSON | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- Great Presentations with Mitch Joel PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Guest post: Simple ways to avoid cyber attacks on your computer or mobile phone SIX-FIGURE FREELANCER BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- Putting the model to use ONLIGNMENT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- The Voice SPEAKING FREELY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Persuasion KUHNKE COMMUNICATION | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- What's the relationship between confidence and nervousness? SPEAK SCHMEAK | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- Secrets of Crowdsourcing Social Conversations: Inside Communications Radio With Mike Bako TJ WALKER INTERACTIVE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- The Voice | SPEAKING FREELY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Sin: Not always sweet spot with investors JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- Never can say goodbye SPEAK SCHMEAK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- 1986 Mets Star Gary Carter Passes Away: Mike Bako on WOR Radio NY TJ WALKER INTERACTIVE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- STOP! Move Away from the Overload Blues SPEAKING OUT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- Campaign 2012 & Nostalgia: Moving too close to too recent pain points JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- A Joke Set-up From the Past HUMOR POWER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Jeremy Lin’s Star Rises In The Media: Mike Bako on WOR Radio NY TJ WALKER INTERACTIVE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
- Design perfection PIVOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Joseph Kennedy III - Fun to watch, always JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- Alum success: a regular lecturer JOAN DETZ SPEAKER SERVICES | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
- Bad PR For Telecom’s: Inside Communications Radio With Mike Bako TJ WALKER INTERACTIVE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- This week’s “What do you think?” … PowerPoint PIVOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
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