Our world has changed its velocity in speaking. People speak faster and faster. Driven mostly by technological progress and global integration, the speed of everything is going up and up, and this is demanding that we speak in a different way to adapt to that change. The normal conversational speech is about 160-180 words per minute. If you talk a…
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Fearful to Fearless Public Speaking
Just imagine this…….. You are standing alone in front of an audience of 200 people. Your feet are placed on the stage floor, shoulder-width apart. Your knees are slightly bent with your shoulders erect. Your eyes are scanning the room from left to centre, to right. You have a smile, showing your teeth. You pause momentarily and then begin to…
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ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE by Bette Elly
Online Art Gallery SPEAKER SKILLS PUBLIC SPEAKING ON-LINE ART GALLERY ARTIST: BETTE ELLY Bette Elly is a practicing artist in Toronto. Her Collection is original acrylic canvases from small to large. The subject matter is diverse and highly specialized around her passions, travels and interests. Bette Elly considers herself a modern-day renaissance woman with a multitude of talents in visual…
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Professional Baseball Players and Professional Public Speaking
A Professional Baseball Player spends years paying their dues. It takes skill and hard work to have a shot at becoming a pro baseball player. Firstly, they are athletes and have significant experience with outstanding eye-hand coordination, physical stamina, and agility. They apply the three “p’s”, practice, practice and practice throughout their careers. Professional Public Speakers write and deliver informative…
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Public Speaking Habits
A habit is defined as a regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. In Public Speaking there are positive and negative habits that can result in an impressive presentation or a poor performance. As speakers, we tend to repeat both our strengths and weaknesses without recognizing our flaws or skills unless someone analyzes or critiques…
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Speaking versus Reading in Public Speaking
Quite often in delivering a speech, the speaker is required to memorize the opening, parts of the middle section and the conclusion. The remainder of the presentation must be learned, memorized or resorted to the use of reading cue cards or a hard copy. Many speakers use the technology of a teleprompter. It is also known as an autocue. This…
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