Are there enough new viewers of your type of material that you can recreate a speech shot for shot, as they did with the Psycho remake a few years back? Fresh Ideas Old Material Unique Audience Connection Rotten Tomatoes Public Speaking Coaching Originality Mahna Mahna Muppets MORE
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We should be able to create a large amount of humorous material that we can draw upon. Material created by your own sense of humour, not lifeless techniques on paper. Know how to Revive Old Material - it’s not always time to ditch old material as you may just need to find a way to revive the materiual instead. Incorporate New Humorous Material - don’t go out with new material straight away. MORE
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7.21.2009 Communication Heres an interesting site for material on communication that we dont often see in our textbooks. Other than that, Im trying to use this blog to provide materials that may be useful to the instructor teaching a communication course and to the student taking such a course. Especially interesting are the lists of the ten best and worst speakers of different years. This, and much more on this site, will make for interesting class discussions. MORE
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During the creation phase of your speech, you’ll want to access a variety of material. During the creation phase of your speech, you'll want to access a variety of material. Where should you look to find those items and tidbits to back up your speech information? Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike take a look at what you’ll want to consider in putting a speech or presentation together. MORE
Note to speakers from Tom : Do you see how you can come up with bizarre/memorable/funny material for your speeches just by forcing your mind to look for the bright side of any situation. It's 5:30 AM Eastern time. MORE
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We should be able to create a large amount of humorous material that we can draw upon. Material created by your own sense of humour, not lifeless techniques on paper. Know how to Revive Old Material - it’s not always time to ditch old material as you may just need to find a way to revive the materiual instead. Incorporate New Humorous Material - don’t go out with new material straight away. MORE
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Any Silent Generation or Baby Boomer (former) professor like myself will tell you this: Naive, insecure students have been attempting to take short cuts on producing expository material since the beginning of the university system.
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No corporation can "afford" that kind of time gap on what it intends as marketing materials. Are corporations, like academic institutions, responsible for introducing new knowledge and then share it?
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Several speechwriters have told me they’re tasked with writing motivational speeches for holiday events, and they don’t know where to find fresh material. Consider this resource: QUOTATIONS FOR ALL OCCASIONS, compiled by Catherine Frank. . You’ll find sections for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year … as well as an excellent section of quotes about Winter.
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Posts that fit in our ‘Monkeys’ category are like buses - none for months, then a bunch (I’ll ignore the temptation of a banana gag there) come along at once. Here’s a corporate monkey presentation of no educational value at all, though it shows how a drawing can be more interesting than PowerPoint. And Ross Noble discusses why your audience might be watching your lips move, but not hearing a word you say because they’re thinking about a tiny monkey on a bicycle.
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A bit is a section of public speaking material that is so related that it makes it easy for you to memorize. Each point flows naturally from one to the next so you can deliver the information without notes (if you know your material). This person really knows the material.' You will be more likely to practice your material (and we all need practice) if you can practice a three or five-minute chunk rather than the whole presentation.
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We should be able to create a large amount of humorous material that we can draw upon. Material created by your own sense of humour, not lifeless techniques on paper. Know how to Revive Old Material - it’s not always time to ditch old material as you may just need to find a way to revive the materiual instead. Incorporate New Humorous Material - don’t go out with new material straight away.
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We should be able to create a large amount of humorous material that we can draw upon. Material created by your own sense of humour, not lifeless techniques on paper. Know how to Revive Old Material - it’s not always time to ditch old material as you may just need to find a way to revive the materiual instead. Incorporate New Humorous Material - don’t go out with new material straight away.
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