Go overtime too often? A practical way to advance your speaker skills also is often overlooked: Quantifying your performances as a speaker over time. Put another way, if you keep track of certain measures after each talk, you can compare your data over time and make changes as needed. MORE
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. While I'm moving this week, I've invited some of my favorite public speaking and communications bloggers to guest post here on Speak Schmeak. MORE
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants are headed to Super Bowl XLVI, after New England edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 for the AFC title, and the Giants beat San Francisco 20-17 in overtime, for the NFC trophy. This marks a rematch. Back in 2008, when the same two teams met in the [.]. Audio Media Training Press Room eli manning mike bako super bowl rematch tom brady MORE
Do you sit in long meetings with your colleagues, discussing policy changes, event planning, equipment failure, financial spreadsheets or overtime? MORE
Currently, they are primarily meeting the uptick in demand through increased overtime. The Dow Jones closed after many of Black Friday optimists had checked out their purchases. That closing was down 155 points. And it isn't just the numbers which can halt today's shopping momentum. It's the reason for the plunge: Debt problems, to the tune of $60 billion, in the city of Dubai. MORE
Early on, a speaker ran overtime. I''d say my ability to handle an overtime situation and get the meeting back on track, as described above, was one good moment--after all, it''s the biggest task facing the chair. "You are going to tell us how it went, aren''t you?" MORE
If you “test it” at 15 minutes using your usual fast pace of 185 words per minute, your client will run overtime if he speaks at a slower rate. How many words do you speak per minute? How many words does your client speak per minute? . You need to know these numbers. Speechwriting success depends on this math. Suppose you have to write a speech that should run 15 minutes. MORE
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. While I'm moving this week, I've invited some of my favorite public speaking and communications bloggers to guest post here on Speak Schmeak. MORE
You can be the audience's best friend: Moderators, if wise and deft, can keep the talkative panelist from going overtime, and can help make sure the questions have plenty of time. MORE
Commentators are saying the Pens Game 5 performance (winning in the third round of overtime) is one of the most inspiring performances in the finals’ history. . A winning goal in a third round of overtime means the Pens battled through nearly two full games back-to-back, finally winning in the wee hours of the morning. MORE
I know [insert a boundary/rule/time limit/announced topic here], but I'm going to [do the opposite/go overtime/talk about something else]": Speakers do "have the floor" and the mic and the attention. MORE
In fact, the only thing wrong with Olivia’s speech … was that it ran 15 seconds overtime and she was disqualified! I know that I am biased, but I am certain that had she not gone overtime, Olivia would have been on the podium and may well have won the contest. MORE
Our mirror neurons or that part of our wiring which is the platform for human empathy are not working overtime on this one. According to Jeff Bercovici in FORBES , 8000 unpaid bloggers are being recruited by Huffington's hyper-local Patch. MORE
These highly trained actors always seem to fall short on awards nights--no prepared remarks, they run overtime, lots of filler words, and lack of style. Before another night of long and bad Oscar acceptance speeches--here is Christoph Waltz' gem of a speech when he won--1 minute, 15 seconds of brilliance, includes cuts to the faces to those he thanked. I posted this last year, and it was so good I'm posting it again. MORE
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. You've tried and tried, but it just won't fit. You can envision it in a smaller size, one that would make you look good, but it keeps spilling over the edges, bulging at the seams. MORE
OVERTIME. And I knew it when I sat down, just like I knew it 10 years ago when I last went overtime, at the Semi-Finals in Oregon. International Speech Contest Losing Overtime Table Topics Toastmasters Win Anyway. MORE
The clock was already on overtime. No fools. most of us are doing verbal backflips to avoid being politically incorrect. But, for the safe posturing we trade off our sense of self. A number of my close friends are experiencing high stress through being doomed to silence. MORE
Practice and practice some more.time yourself, and allow for pauses so that you don't go overtime. Imagine being asked to give an informative speech, and you only have ten minutes. That's the challenge that a colleague shared in a listserv post I read this week. Her topic was 'cholesterol.' That's a broad topic that could lead in dozens of directions. It's often said that it's much more difficult to make a shorter speech, and I agree. MORE
You win no points--and may lose your chance for impact--by going overtime or behaving inappropriately. In a heated debate and a highly formalized setting, when you have no time to prepare anything else, would you throw away your remarks? That's what Rep. MORE
The unprepared speaker is more likely to run overtime, stumble, forget and otherwise look forced. As a speaker coach and trainer, I can tell you that the one thing I always recommend is the same thing my trainees rarely do: Practice, and lots of it. MORE
Because it was a public television show on a tight budget, she was encouraged to start talking and not to stop, if at all possible, to avoid racking up overtime charges. MORE
The winter had been atypically cold, so much so that all I could hear in this apartment complex was our heating units working overtime. At one point this afternoon, it got so warm in Tucson, Arizona, that my dog refused to walk. I had to carry him home and try again after it cooled down. MORE
They would likely make more than minimum wage and be paid for overtime. Somehow a mythology has evolved among Millennials that ghostwriting and speechwriting are glamorous lines of work. Sure, presidential writers are receiving plenty of coverage. MORE
Worse, some speakers use the start to give the audience something to dread, as in the speaker who announces he's going to go off-topic or overtime. When you're seeking ways to make your presentations or speeches more dynamic, it's tough to beat the impact of a dynamic start. MORE
I share his views on speakers who go overtime, among many topics!) ( Editor''s note: Inside Voice is a new interview series on The Eloquent Woman, in which we''ll ask speakers, speechwriters, and storytellers to share their insights. MORE
We will be working overtime to knock out all the articles and talks needed to explain the provisions and their implications for all classes of taxpayers. America's wealthy probably aren't too happy with the bill Congress passed to avoid the fiscal cliff. MORE
He let both speakers go overtime repeatedly, allowed both of them to run over him throughout. Well, that was fun. MORE
You went just one second overtime, but were clearly the winner. MORE
In fact, the only thing wrong with Olivia’s speech … was that it ran 15 seconds overtime and she was disqualified! I know that I am biased, but I am certain that had she not gone overtime, Olivia would have been on the podium and may well have won the contest. The 2011 World Championship of Public Speaking , hosted by Toastmasters International in Las Vegas, Nevada, is now history. MORE
Those who work in radio or television know that time is a finite resource and going overtime is the enemy. Do you consider time in every speech or presentation you give? If you are media savvy , the answer has to be yes. To consider: in your next presentation of any kind, rehearse your talk, timing it as you go. This will let you know right away what stays and what you throw overboard. Think about 'nice to know' versus 'need to know,' especially in educational type talks. MORE
A speaker ran overtime. Bill’s speech ran a little overtime. Here is the analysis of an Observational Humor monologue presented at the end of a Toastmasters meeting. THE SET-UP (What happened and what was said during the meeting before the monologue was presented.). Ryan announced that he would be stepping into the role of MC for the evening because Mary, the person scheduled for the job, could not attend the meeting due to family problems. MORE
Obama also battled for time, and often started going overtime with the words 'let me say this because' and would continue for up to a minute or more. Tonight's third debate between President Obama and Governor Romney had a different feel that the others, to my eyes and ears. MORE
The NRA's lobbyists will have to work overtime to counteract these events, particularly since there are a lot of alienated-from-the-system folks out there. Guns make irreversible decisions for those using them. First Fort Hood. Now Orlando. So far, one dead, six injured. MORE
Heck, I might''ve competed against Lance had I not gone overtime by 3 seconds at my Regional that year. OK - I admit, this isn''t a book. MORE
As you can imagine, once you’ve gone overtime on one slide, the problem compounds itself and you tend to go over on the others. Photo by Olly Barrett. This week I went to my first Pecha Kucha night in Wellington, New Zealand. MORE
Do you sit in long meetings with your colleagues, discussing policy changes, event planning, equipment failure, financial spreadsheets or overtime? MORE
One of the quickest ways to bomb is to go overtime or try to stuff too much information in too little time. If the audience is really great , it sometimes makes you want to go overtime because things are going so well. I don't know which one of these schools is right, so I simply make a statement to the audience sometime during the talk (usually the beginning or end) that I will not go overtime. MORE
Those claims range from gender to overtime issues. If it looks, walks, smells like a brilliant public relations move, maybe it is. Wal-Mart, as many know, has had and is still having a heap of trouble with the EEOC and private-sector lawyers suing on behalf of employees who contend they have been treated unfairly. Well, as Matt Townsend reports in BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, Wal-Mart has turned schoolmarm. MORE
Lost at District this year, for the first time - because I went OVERTIME. Yeah, congratulations and all to 2015 World Champion Mohammed Qahtani. I was watching here in my office in Colorado as you literally smoked the competition. But this post is for the rest of you. The losers. MORE
No roadmap: I can''t count high enough to tell you the number of speakers I''ve met who write out everything they wish to say and then are shocked to be told they''re overtime. I''ve been coaching more than 50 speakers 1:1 this autumn. MORE
The unprepared speaker is more likely to run overtime, stumble, forget and otherwise look forced. MORE
go overtime. A great panel shouldn't so surprising. But because so many speakers and organizers fail to prepare for delighting the audience, the truly delightful panels are few and far between. Far more common are panels that use up the listeners' goodwill and then some. MORE
For actor Scarlett Johansen, whose impassioned speech came near the end of the already overtime program, they simply turned off her mic and turned on music, to her obvious dismay. She'd passed the preferred 7-minute mark, and they were overtime. "Who's speaking now?" MORE
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Speak and Deliver
MAY 17, 2015
OVERTIME. And I knew it when I sat down, just like I knew it 10 years ago when I last went overtime, at the Semi-Finals in Oregon. International Speech Contest Losing Overtime Table Topics Toastmasters Win Anyway.
Manner of Speaking
AUGUST 23, 2011
In fact, the only thing wrong with Olivia’s speech … was that it ran 15 seconds overtime and she was disqualified! I know that I am biased, but I am certain that had she not gone overtime, Olivia would have been on the podium and may well have won the contest.
The Eloquent Woman
JANUARY 26, 2017
For actor Scarlett Johansen, whose impassioned speech came near the end of the already overtime program, they simply turned off her mic and turned on music, to her obvious dismay. She'd passed the preferred 7-minute mark, and they were overtime. "Who's speaking now?"
Speak and Deliver
AUGUST 18, 2015
Lost at District this year, for the first time - because I went OVERTIME. Yeah, congratulations and all to 2015 World Champion Mohammed Qahtani. I was watching here in my office in Colorado as you literally smoked the competition. But this post is for the rest of you. The losers.
The Eloquent Woman
MAY 19, 2016
Go overtime too often? A practical way to advance your speaker skills also is often overlooked: Quantifying your performances as a speaker over time. Put another way, if you keep track of certain measures after each talk, you can compare your data over time and make changes as needed.
The Eloquent Woman
JULY 11, 2012
The unprepared speaker is more likely to run overtime, stumble, forget and otherwise look forced. As a speaker coach and trainer, I can tell you that the one thing I always recommend is the same thing my trainees rarely do: Practice, and lots of it.
The Eloquent Woman
AUGUST 17, 2012
Because it was a public television show on a tight budget, she was encouraged to start talking and not to stop, if at all possible, to avoid racking up overtime charges.
The Eloquent Woman
JUNE 28, 2011
go overtime. A great panel shouldn't so surprising. But because so many speakers and organizers fail to prepare for delighting the audience, the truly delightful panels are few and far between. Far more common are panels that use up the listeners' goodwill and then some.
The Eloquent Woman
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Early on, a speaker ran overtime. I''d say my ability to handle an overtime situation and get the meeting back on track, as described above, was one good moment--after all, it''s the biggest task facing the chair. "You are going to tell us how it went, aren''t you?"
The Eloquent Woman
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
I share his views on speakers who go overtime, among many topics!) ( Editor''s note: Inside Voice is a new interview series on The Eloquent Woman, in which we''ll ask speakers, speechwriters, and storytellers to share their insights.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 15, 2011
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. While I'm moving this week, I've invited some of my favorite public speaking and communications bloggers to guest post here on Speak Schmeak.
The Eloquent Woman
JUNE 19, 2013
The unprepared speaker is more likely to run overtime, stumble, forget and otherwise look forced.
The Eloquent Woman
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
No roadmap: I can''t count high enough to tell you the number of speakers I''ve met who write out everything they wish to say and then are shocked to be told they''re overtime. I''ve been coaching more than 50 speakers 1:1 this autumn.
Speak and Deliver
MARCH 25, 2011
You went just one second overtime, but were clearly the winner.
Speak and Deliver
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Obama also battled for time, and often started going overtime with the words 'let me say this because' and would continue for up to a minute or more. Tonight's third debate between President Obama and Governor Romney had a different feel that the others, to my eyes and ears.
The Eloquent Woman
JUNE 20, 2012
You can be the audience's best friend: Moderators, if wise and deft, can keep the talkative panelist from going overtime, and can help make sure the questions have plenty of time.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 2, 2013
We will be working overtime to knock out all the articles and talks needed to explain the provisions and their implications for all classes of taxpayers. America's wealthy probably aren't too happy with the bill Congress passed to avoid the fiscal cliff.
TJ Walker Interactive
JANUARY 23, 2012
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants are headed to Super Bowl XLVI, after New England edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 for the AFC title, and the Giants beat San Francisco 20-17 in overtime, for the NFC trophy. This marks a rematch. Back in 2008, when the same two teams met in the [.]. Audio Media Training Press Room eli manning mike bako super bowl rematch tom brady
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 6, 2009
The NRA's lobbyists will have to work overtime to counteract these events, particularly since there are a lot of alienated-from-the-system folks out there. Guns make irreversible decisions for those using them. First Fort Hood. Now Orlando. So far, one dead, six injured.
Great Public Speaking
DECEMBER 13, 2010
One of the quickest ways to bomb is to go overtime or try to stuff too much information in too little time. If the audience is really great , it sometimes makes you want to go overtime because things are going so well. I don't know which one of these schools is right, so I simply make a statement to the audience sometime during the talk (usually the beginning or end) that I will not go overtime.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
The winter had been atypically cold, so much so that all I could hear in this apartment complex was our heating units working overtime. At one point this afternoon, it got so warm in Tucson, Arizona, that my dog refused to walk. I had to carry him home and try again after it cooled down.
The Eloquent Woman
APRIL 1, 2011
You win no points--and may lose your chance for impact--by going overtime or behaving inappropriately. In a heated debate and a highly formalized setting, when you have no time to prepare anything else, would you throw away your remarks? That's what Rep.
Speak and Deliver
DECEMBER 7, 2014
Heck, I might''ve competed against Lance had I not gone overtime by 3 seconds at my Regional that year. OK - I admit, this isn''t a book.
Manner of Speaking
AUGUST 23, 2011
In fact, the only thing wrong with Olivia’s speech … was that it ran 15 seconds overtime and she was disqualified! I know that I am biased, but I am certain that had she not gone overtime, Olivia would have been on the podium and may well have won the contest. The 2011 World Championship of Public Speaking , hosted by Toastmasters International in Las Vegas, Nevada, is now history.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 15, 2011
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. While I'm moving this week, I've invited some of my favorite public speaking and communications bloggers to guest post here on Speak Schmeak.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
If you “test it” at 15 minutes using your usual fast pace of 185 words per minute, your client will run overtime if he speaks at a slower rate. How many words do you speak per minute? How many words does your client speak per minute? . You need to know these numbers. Speechwriting success depends on this math. Suppose you have to write a speech that should run 15 minutes.
Speaking Of...
FEBRUARY 26, 2011
These highly trained actors always seem to fall short on awards nights--no prepared remarks, they run overtime, lots of filler words, and lack of style. Before another night of long and bad Oscar acceptance speeches--here is Christoph Waltz' gem of a speech when he won--1 minute, 15 seconds of brilliance, includes cuts to the faces to those he thanked. I posted this last year, and it was so good I'm posting it again.
Speak Schmeak
JUNE 15, 2009
Do you sit in long meetings with your colleagues, discussing policy changes, event planning, equipment failure, financial spreadsheets or overtime?
Speak Schmeak
JUNE 15, 2009
Do you sit in long meetings with your colleagues, discussing policy changes, event planning, equipment failure, financial spreadsheets or overtime?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 3, 2013
They would likely make more than minimum wage and be paid for overtime. Somehow a mythology has evolved among Millennials that ghostwriting and speechwriting are glamorous lines of work. Sure, presidential writers are receiving plenty of coverage.
Speaking Of...
JANUARY 31, 2007
Those who work in radio or television know that time is a finite resource and going overtime is the enemy. Do you consider time in every speech or presentation you give? If you are media savvy , the answer has to be yes. To consider: in your next presentation of any kind, rehearse your talk, timing it as you go. This will let you know right away what stays and what you throw overboard. Think about 'nice to know' versus 'need to know,' especially in educational type talks.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 3, 2010
Those claims range from gender to overtime issues. If it looks, walks, smells like a brilliant public relations move, maybe it is. Wal-Mart, as many know, has had and is still having a heap of trouble with the EEOC and private-sector lawyers suing on behalf of employees who contend they have been treated unfairly. Well, as Matt Townsend reports in BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, Wal-Mart has turned schoolmarm.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Currently, they are primarily meeting the uptick in demand through increased overtime. The Dow Jones closed after many of Black Friday optimists had checked out their purchases. That closing was down 155 points. And it isn't just the numbers which can halt today's shopping momentum. It's the reason for the plunge: Debt problems, to the tune of $60 billion, in the city of Dubai.
inCredibleMessages
JUNE 4, 2008
Commentators are saying the Pens Game 5 performance (winning in the third round of overtime) is one of the most inspiring performances in the finals’ history. . A winning goal in a third round of overtime means the Pens battled through nearly two full games back-to-back, finally winning in the wee hours of the morning.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 27, 2011
Our mirror neurons or that part of our wiring which is the platform for human empathy are not working overtime on this one. According to Jeff Bercovici in FORBES , 8000 unpaid bloggers are being recruited by Huffington's hyper-local Patch.
The Eloquent Woman
JULY 8, 2010
For the chronically overtime talker, written remarks are the time-honored way to focus and contain your speaking. You've tried and tried, but it just won't fit. You can envision it in a smaller size, one that would make you look good, but it keeps spilling over the edges, bulging at the seams.
The Eloquent Woman
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Worse, some speakers use the start to give the audience something to dread, as in the speaker who announces he's going to go off-topic or overtime. When you're seeking ways to make your presentations or speeches more dynamic, it's tough to beat the impact of a dynamic start.
The Eloquent Woman
MAY 12, 2010
I know [insert a boundary/rule/time limit/announced topic here], but I'm going to [do the opposite/go overtime/talk about something else]": Speakers do "have the floor" and the mic and the attention.
Speaking Of...
JULY 4, 2009
Practice and practice some more.time yourself, and allow for pauses so that you don't go overtime. Imagine being asked to give an informative speech, and you only have ten minutes. That's the challenge that a colleague shared in a listserv post I read this week. Her topic was 'cholesterol.' That's a broad topic that could lead in dozens of directions. It's often said that it's much more difficult to make a shorter speech, and I agree.
Humor Power
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
A speaker ran overtime. Bill’s speech ran a little overtime. Here is the analysis of an Observational Humor monologue presented at the end of a Toastmasters meeting. THE SET-UP (What happened and what was said during the meeting before the monologue was presented.). Ryan announced that he would be stepping into the role of MC for the evening because Mary, the person scheduled for the job, could not attend the meeting due to family problems.
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