The most recent incident of that is a Millennial who was pitching sponsorships for a amateur runner. This is supposedly the era of marketing. Yet, too many public speakers are being ham-handed about framing their message to sell their whatever. MORE
Kleiner" are amateur hour. This weekend was dominated by The New York Times expose of the brutal organization culture at Amazon. Today, Amazon executives said it wasn't so. PR Week has a poll surveying which entity do we believe. When I voted at 7:50 P.M. MORE
Besides, my father in-law—an amateur astronomer—was taking much better photos with his high-tech telescopes down the street. Last night we were treated to a lunar eclipse here in Nara, Japan (and elsewhere in the world, assuming you had clear skies). MORE
Yes, I am an amateur photographer. Being called an amateur photographer is in no way an insult, no matter how “Frederick&# spins it. No, this is not a post about how great I think I am or how great I think anyone should think I am. What this is, however, is about a step I learned some of us need to take to keep our personal growth moving forward. Back in 2007, I decided to take up photography. MORE
My husband Tony used to do some amateur acting and so had the experience of repeating the same play with the exact same script several days in a row. The complaints started within the first half hour of the course: “I don’t understand what this means” “This is too hard for us” “This doesn’t work for the presentations that I have to do.” ” By the end of the day I was exhausted and dispirited. MORE
Body Movement, Pt II - As a former amateur boxer, nothing prepares me to speak better than light shadow boxing a few minutes before I have to speak. Fear doesn’t just exist for the days and hours prior to an event. In Pt. III of this series, I am going to address tips and tactics when the nerves kick in within minutes of your presentation actually beginning (although every one of these tactics also work hours and days before as well). MORE
I rarely do this in a blog post or presentation (it's a real amateur move to start a presentation with a dictionary definition), but in order to make my point, I looked up the word "lecture." I have a friend who recently presented a lecture at a conference. MORE
Amateur speakers will stop to wait for laughter after their joke, and if it doesn’t come, they’re left embarrassed and everyone knows they bombed. April 12, 2011 Posts Comments The Speaker Point Helping you master public speaking and communication skills Home Delivery Speech Analysis Making Money Preparation Reviews About Skills we can learn from comedians February 9, 2011 By Alex Cequea View Comments Comedians are the best expression of professional speakers. MORE
Roger Kethcart is a reality TV junkie with an amateur interest in the art of public speaking. He almost made his trade the dissemination of information by becoming a public school teacher, but the lure of writing about TV all day long was too much for him to resist. You can find his writing at [.]. Business Communication Public Speaking television MORE
And Microsoft has done a pretty good job of making it easy for amateurs to create 3D models in Paint 3D. 3D is here! Yes, you can now insert certain types of 3D models into PowerPoint, rotate them and even animate them. MORE
This is not the work of amateurs. Today an article by Matthew Boyle in Breitbart , reprinted on Drudge Report, discusses Gretchen Carlson's lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith. The focus is her $45,000 donations to Democratic candidates. Those are characterized as "far left." MORE
For instance, if you are an amateur photographer, joining a social network for amateur and professional photographers can give you quick and easy access to advice, resources, job placement, education materials and making friends that love the same things you do. Niche Social Networking A niche social network is one that concentrates on a specific industry, topic or interest. MORE
This was the voice of an amateur audience fact checker, armed with an iPhone. Photo: Harvard Magazine. How impressive is Amelia Lester, a 26 year old Australian who has just been appointed managing editor of the New Yorker? Go Australian expats! MORE
But like it or not, these two can still deliver - even from scripts that are a bit thin on content - and they still make all the contestants for the Labour Leadership look like amateurs in a student debating society When it comes to timing, you really couldn't make it up. MORE
I mentioned on Facebook that I would 'be writing a blogpost about the World Championship' - even though I haven't blogged, apparently, since April. A few people actually asked me to tell them when I posted it. Therefore, I better write it. First - a couple of caveats: 1. MORE
“The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.” — Steven … Continue reading → Quotes for Public Speakers public speaking public speaking quotes quotes Steven Pressfield MORE
Amateurs have to get up to speed on them too. Even in search engine marketing (SEM), less is usually more. Put too much out there too often and automatically prospects begin ignoring your messaging. In addition, you could be positioning yourself as a joke. That's much like those poorly made commercials for late-night television. The same applies to those sites which allow you to post without a gatekeeper. One of the most used is LinkedIn Pulse. MORE
Nervous and uncertain about how her act will go over with the crowd, she arrives at the Apollo to discover that she's headlining Amateur Night and there are kids in the theater. Why would they book a comedian, on Amateur Night, who is known for saying things like "Suck it, Jesus?" MORE
I rarely do this in a blog post or presentation (it's a real amateur move to start a presentation with a dictionary definition), but in order to make my point, I looked up the word "lecture." I have a friend who recently presented a lecture at a conference. MORE
But in terms of pain, that's amateur hour. The buzzword in professional life is "gameplan." " No surprise, everyone is watching each other's game. And when we're off our game, like Tiger Woods , we're usually frantic, a basket case. MORE
The nation wants Amateur Hour over. All The President's move are wonderful developments for GOP hopefuls. There is his troop surge , when no want any more loss of life or money spent on war. There is his unnecessary and unsmart support for Desiree Rogers and makes it appear that he watches the backs of those of color. And there's signs of indecisiveness in not unloading Larry Summers and other clowns. MORE
Amateur could be the preferred way to go - and the signature style - for a start-up in a tough market. Amateur has a charm and can create a cult following. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL has been running an investment-business webcast in the already well-established space dominated by strong competitors. After all, that's how Drudge, Denton, and Huffington broke in. MORE
If you’ve ever been baffled by the Turner Prize, you’re likely to find the annual Turnip Prize, keenly competed for by amateur artists in the Somerset village of Wedmore, much more accessible and entertaining. MORE
Apart from being intrigued by yesterday's first public speech by North Korea's new supreme leader, I was fascinated by the sound of the marching music, brief snippets of which could be heard on the video clips ( HERE ) - so much so that I looked on YouTube for some more specimens (e.g. MORE
seconds, he made his mentor seem a bit of an amateur: in a speech two years ago, Gordon Brown only managed to get nine numbers into 59 seconds at the much slower rate of one every 6.55 MORE
Nervous and uncertain about how her act will go over with the crowd, she arrives at the Apollo to discover that she's headlining Amateur Night and there are kids in the theater. Why would they book a comedian, on Amateur Night, who is known for saying things like "Suck it, Jesus?" MORE
The most telling sign of an amateur speaker is their inability to pace themselves and speak slowly. If you can learn to get comfortable with silence and pauses, the quality of your delivery will improve instantly. Here is an excellent primer from Nadine Hanafi on five ways to help you use the silent pause effectively. […]. Public Speaking Nadine Hanafi MORE
For the rank amateur to the ignorant professional, audiences create the same effect no matter how small they are to a speaker. Audiences Are Your Friend. Fear and anxiety. From a single person to a crowd as big as the fans in the Super Bowl, speaking in front of a serious listening audience is the true test and baptism of fire. Despite this, audiences are predictable. Audiences listen to you because they want to learn something from the speaker. MORE
But those accounts by Rubino seem like amateur hour compared to what Ulbricht conceived and what he was able to pull off. The major surprise about supercriminal Ross Ulbricht is this: His background was programming, not practicing law. MORE
Donald Trump has demonstrated what an amateur he is. By accepting the nomination amateur Gorsuch has opened himself to destroying his brand. The power game, as played inside the beltway, is brutal. MORE
As Hillary said: Obama is not ready. Neither is his whole Administration. It put, of all spokespeople, Larry Summers out there as point man on the ABC talk show "This Week." " On it, reports Sam Stein, he said, "he expects employment levels in the country to rise in the spring." " There is no reason to believe him, no matter how much data he might present. MORE
An amateur-hour snow storm is heading to the Midwest. Drudge Report might be becoming as weary of Trumpism as many of us are. The tipping point might have been the Saturday Afternoon Massacre. That was when U.S. MORE
Seriously, it looked like amateur hour. The Republican Presidential Debate on 6 February 2016 began in appalling fashion. And I am not talking about the candidates. Take a look. I would have expected better. Many people have been poking fun … Continue reading → Moderating Ben Carsons Donald Trump John Kasich Marco Rubio moderator public speaking Republican Presidential Debate MORE
Floyd is extremely personable, is in front of the camera constantly (literally) and has won forty one (41) times — he has given a post-fight press conference like this 41 times (not even mentioning his storied amateur career and Olympic career). MORE
In her spare time, Ronna is an amateur competitive swing and hustle dancer, godmother to the very special niece, and the wife of David Ritchie, a Bay Area musician. Ronna Phifer-Ritchie has been a coach, consultant, professor, public speaker/workshop leader, and author during the past two decades of her career. Ronna has a formidable passion for helping individuals broaden and optimize personality style as a developmental pathway to true spiritual, relational, and professional progress. MORE
It was when politics was a amateur sport in which innocents, the angry, and some few nudged in by idealists or cynics ran for their first elected office. That probably means that those Brodsky interviewed will be the last of a breed: The amateur politico. MORE
And as a former amateur boxer, nothing prepares me better than light shadow boxing a few minutes before I speak. What do Winston Churchill, Warren Buffet and John F. Kennedy have in common? MORE
If you’re not doing that, you’re only an amateur. You might be a lucky amateur, but you’re taking your chances on hitting an inside straight every time. Every presentation is two conversations, and I find it ironic that speakers spend a great deal of time thinking about their content – the first conversation – and hardly any time at all thinking about their body language – the second conversation. MORE
Amateur players who depended on short takes and snark will likely be knocked out of the box. Long form it will be. We know that Google prefers it in ranking. Editors are demanding we submit articles of 1,500 words versus the 700 which used to be standard. Last week, I was hired to produce a series of 1,800 word tech articles for a mature startup. But, some of us had had reservations about this trend. We realized how many readers were consuming content directly through their smartphones. MORE
For the rank amateur to the ignorant professional, audiences create the same effect no matter how small they are to a speaker. Fear and anxiety. From a single person to a crowd as big as the fans in the Super Bowl, speaking in front of a serious listening audience is the true test and baptism of fire. Despite this, audiences are predictable. Audiences listen to you because they want to learn something from the speaker. MORE
In many cases you do have to sort through some amateur content to find a gem. Scary may be a good thing for Halloween decorations and theme park rides but certainly not for presentation slides. MORE
" Facebook is not run by a bunch of amateurs. "Facebook apologized on Monday [yesterday] for a survey it sent to some users a day earlier asking if it was acceptable for an adult male to ask a 14-year-old girl for sexual pictures on its service. MORE
An objection I hear from the outside world on TM contests is that it's amateurs judging amateurs. Most Toastmasters ARE amateurs. MORE
Amateur Related Topics Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 12, 2017
An amateur-hour snow storm is heading to the Midwest. Drudge Report might be becoming as weary of Trumpism as many of us are. The tipping point might have been the Saturday Afternoon Massacre. That was when U.S.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
It was when politics was a amateur sport in which innocents, the angry, and some few nudged in by idealists or cynics ran for their first elected office. That probably means that those Brodsky interviewed will be the last of a breed: The amateur politico.
Max Atkinson
JUNE 16, 2011
seconds, he made his mentor seem a bit of an amateur: in a speech two years ago, Gordon Brown only managed to get nine numbers into 59 seconds at the much slower rate of one every 6.55
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 13, 2009
As Hillary said: Obama is not ready. Neither is his whole Administration. It put, of all spokespeople, Larry Summers out there as point man on the ABC talk show "This Week." " On it, reports Sam Stein, he said, "he expects employment levels in the country to rise in the spring." " There is no reason to believe him, no matter how much data he might present.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 14, 2009
Amateur could be the preferred way to go - and the signature style - for a start-up in a tough market. Amateur has a charm and can create a cult following. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL has been running an investment-business webcast in the already well-established space dominated by strong competitors. After all, that's how Drudge, Denton, and Huffington broke in.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
JUNE 11, 2013
Roger Kethcart is a reality TV junkie with an amateur interest in the art of public speaking. He almost made his trade the dissemination of information by becoming a public school teacher, but the lure of writing about TV all day long was too much for him to resist. You can find his writing at [.]. Business Communication Public Speaking television
Professionally Speaking...
OCTOBER 25, 2016
In many cases you do have to sort through some amateur content to find a gem. Scary may be a good thing for Halloween decorations and theme park rides but certainly not for presentation slides.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 28, 2017
Donald Trump has demonstrated what an amateur he is. By accepting the nomination amateur Gorsuch has opened himself to destroying his brand. The power game, as played inside the beltway, is brutal.
Matt Eventoff
MARCH 1, 2014
And as a former amateur boxer, nothing prepares me better than light shadow boxing a few minutes before I speak. What do Winston Churchill, Warren Buffet and John F. Kennedy have in common?
Speaking about Presenting
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
My husband Tony used to do some amateur acting and so had the experience of repeating the same play with the exact same script several days in a row. The complaints started within the first half hour of the course: “I don’t understand what this means” “This is too hard for us” “This doesn’t work for the presentations that I have to do.” ” By the end of the day I was exhausted and dispirited.
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 24, 2017
And Microsoft has done a pretty good job of making it easy for amateurs to create 3D models in Paint 3D. 3D is here! Yes, you can now insert certain types of 3D models into PowerPoint, rotate them and even animate them.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 5, 2018
" Facebook is not run by a bunch of amateurs. "Facebook apologized on Monday [yesterday] for a survey it sent to some users a day earlier asking if it was acceptable for an adult male to ask a 14-year-old girl for sexual pictures on its service.
Matt Eventoff
MAY 3, 2010
Floyd is extremely personable, is in front of the camera constantly (literally) and has won forty one (41) times — he has given a post-fight press conference like this 41 times (not even mentioning his storied amateur career and Olympic career).
Speak Schmeak
JULY 22, 2009
Nervous and uncertain about how her act will go over with the crowd, she arrives at the Apollo to discover that she's headlining Amateur Night and there are kids in the theater. Why would they book a comedian, on Amateur Night, who is known for saying things like "Suck it, Jesus?"
Speak Schmeak
JULY 22, 2009
Nervous and uncertain about how her act will go over with the crowd, she arrives at the Apollo to discover that she's headlining Amateur Night and there are kids in the theater. Why would they book a comedian, on Amateur Night, who is known for saying things like "Suck it, Jesus?"
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 17, 2015
Kleiner" are amateur hour. This weekend was dominated by The New York Times expose of the brutal organization culture at Amazon. Today, Amazon executives said it wasn't so. PR Week has a poll surveying which entity do we believe. When I voted at 7:50 P.M.
Max Atkinson
APRIL 29, 2009
If you’ve ever been baffled by the Turner Prize, you’re likely to find the annual Turnip Prize, keenly competed for by amateur artists in the Somerset village of Wedmore, much more accessible and entertaining.
Matt Eventoff
MARCH 17, 2010
Body Movement, Pt II - As a former amateur boxer, nothing prepares me to speak better than light shadow boxing a few minutes before I have to speak. Fear doesn’t just exist for the days and hours prior to an event. In Pt. III of this series, I am going to address tips and tactics when the nerves kick in within minutes of your presentation actually beginning (although every one of these tactics also work hours and days before as well).
Public Speaking Advice and Commentary
APRIL 13, 2012
If you’re not doing that, you’re only an amateur. You might be a lucky amateur, but you’re taking your chances on hitting an inside straight every time. Every presentation is two conversations, and I find it ironic that speakers spend a great deal of time thinking about their content – the first conversation – and hardly any time at all thinking about their body language – the second conversation.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 21, 2016
Amateurs have to get up to speed on them too. Even in search engine marketing (SEM), less is usually more. Put too much out there too often and automatically prospects begin ignoring your messaging. In addition, you could be positioning yourself as a joke. That's much like those poorly made commercials for late-night television. The same applies to those sites which allow you to post without a gatekeeper. One of the most used is LinkedIn Pulse.
Speak and Deliver
AUGUST 23, 2016
I mentioned on Facebook that I would 'be writing a blogpost about the World Championship' - even though I haven't blogged, apparently, since April. A few people actually asked me to tell them when I posted it. Therefore, I better write it. First - a couple of caveats: 1.
Thoughts On Presenting And Design
DECEMBER 27, 2010
Yes, I am an amateur photographer. Being called an amateur photographer is in no way an insult, no matter how “Frederick&# spins it. No, this is not a post about how great I think I am or how great I think anyone should think I am. What this is, however, is about a step I learned some of us need to take to keep our personal growth moving forward. Back in 2007, I decided to take up photography.
Speak and Deliver
FEBRUARY 25, 2011
An objection I hear from the outside world on TM contests is that it's amateurs judging amateurs. Most Toastmasters ARE amateurs.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 26, 2017
But those accounts by Rubino seem like amateur hour compared to what Ulbricht conceived and what he was able to pull off. The major surprise about supercriminal Ross Ulbricht is this: His background was programming, not practicing law.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 3, 2009
The nation wants Amateur Hour over. All The President's move are wonderful developments for GOP hopefuls. There is his troop surge , when no want any more loss of life or money spent on war. There is his unnecessary and unsmart support for Desiree Rogers and makes it appear that he watches the backs of those of color. And there's signs of indecisiveness in not unloading Larry Summers and other clowns.
Pivotal Public Speaking
MAY 23, 2011
For the rank amateur to the ignorant professional, audiences create the same effect no matter how small they are to a speaker. Audiences Are Your Friend. Fear and anxiety. From a single person to a crowd as big as the fans in the Super Bowl, speaking in front of a serious listening audience is the true test and baptism of fire. Despite this, audiences are predictable. Audiences listen to you because they want to learn something from the speaker.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
But in terms of pain, that's amateur hour. The buzzword in professional life is "gameplan." " No surprise, everyone is watching each other's game. And when we're off our game, like Tiger Woods , we're usually frantic, a basket case.
The Speaker Point
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
Amateur speakers will stop to wait for laughter after their joke, and if it doesn’t come, they’re left embarrassed and everyone knows they bombed. April 12, 2011 Posts Comments The Speaker Point Helping you master public speaking and communication skills Home Delivery Speech Analysis Making Money Preparation Reviews About Skills we can learn from comedians February 9, 2011 By Alex Cequea View Comments Comedians are the best expression of professional speakers.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
The most recent incident of that is a Millennial who was pitching sponsorships for a amateur runner. This is supposedly the era of marketing. Yet, too many public speakers are being ham-handed about framing their message to sell their whatever.
Max Atkinson
APRIL 16, 2012
Apart from being intrigued by yesterday's first public speech by North Korea's new supreme leader, I was fascinated by the sound of the marching music, brief snippets of which could be heard on the video clips ( HERE ) - so much so that I looked on YouTube for some more specimens (e.g.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 8, 2016
Amateur players who depended on short takes and snark will likely be knocked out of the box. Long form it will be. We know that Google prefers it in ranking. Editors are demanding we submit articles of 1,500 words versus the 700 which used to be standard. Last week, I was hired to produce a series of 1,800 word tech articles for a mature startup. But, some of us had had reservations about this trend. We realized how many readers were consuming content directly through their smartphones.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 12, 2016
This is not the work of amateurs. Today an article by Matthew Boyle in Breitbart , reprinted on Drudge Report, discusses Gretchen Carlson's lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith. The focus is her $45,000 donations to Democratic candidates. Those are characterized as "far left."
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MAY 15, 2009
In her spare time, Ronna is an amateur competitive swing and hustle dancer, godmother to the very special niece, and the wife of David Ritchie, a Bay Area musician. Ronna Phifer-Ritchie has been a coach, consultant, professor, public speaker/workshop leader, and author during the past two decades of her career. Ronna has a formidable passion for helping individuals broaden and optimize personality style as a developmental pathway to true spiritual, relational, and professional progress.
Speak Schmeak
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
I rarely do this in a blog post or presentation (it's a real amateur move to start a presentation with a dictionary definition), but in order to make my point, I looked up the word "lecture." I have a friend who recently presented a lecture at a conference.
Speak Schmeak
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
I rarely do this in a blog post or presentation (it's a real amateur move to start a presentation with a dictionary definition), but in order to make my point, I looked up the word "lecture." I have a friend who recently presented a lecture at a conference.
Pivotal Public Speaking
JULY 8, 2010
For the rank amateur to the ignorant professional, audiences create the same effect no matter how small they are to a speaker. Fear and anxiety. From a single person to a crowd as big as the fans in the Super Bowl, speaking in front of a serious listening audience is the true test and baptism of fire. Despite this, audiences are predictable. Audiences listen to you because they want to learn something from the speaker.
Max Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
But like it or not, these two can still deliver - even from scripts that are a bit thin on content - and they still make all the contestants for the Labour Leadership look like amateurs in a student debating society When it comes to timing, you really couldn't make it up.
Presentation Zen
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Besides, my father in-law—an amateur astronomer—was taking much better photos with his high-tech telescopes down the street. Last night we were treated to a lunar eclipse here in Nara, Japan (and elsewhere in the world, assuming you had clear skies).
Great Public Speaking
AUGUST 20, 2012
For instance, if you are an amateur photographer, joining a social network for amateur and professional photographers can give you quick and easy access to advice, resources, job placement, education materials and making friends that love the same things you do. Niche Social Networking A niche social network is one that concentrates on a specific industry, topic or interest.
Can You Hear Me Up the Back?
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
This was the voice of an amateur audience fact checker, armed with an iPhone. Photo: Harvard Magazine. How impressive is Amelia Lester, a 26 year old Australian who has just been appointed managing editor of the New Yorker? Go Australian expats!
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