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The ebb and flow of the ocean can be a peaceful or exhilarating journey not unlike giving speeches. Speakers need to re-examine the forces of nature to duplicate the same rhythms and patterns in structuring their speeches. On a recent beach holiday destination, I observed as surfers repeatedly tried to ride their surf boards without much success. Their constant failure…
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December is a busy month filled with parties, socializing, shopping, entertaining and getting ready for bringing in the New Year. We make lists of New Years resolutions determined to fulfill them. Let 2019 be the year you take positive action and achieve your goals. Public Speaking with short speeches are often required for giving toasts, end of year celebrations and…
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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be naturally born speakers while others hover in the background hoping no one will call on them for their opinion? It is all about one word “self-confidence”. We are not born with it but develop it from early childhood. Our culture, environment, parental upbringing, personality, role models, and many more factors…
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Humour is the sugar in Presentations. I recently made an apple, parsnip soup. I decided the recipe called for too much sugar so I added none. My rational was that the parsnips and apples were sweet enough. That soup ended up in the garbage. One taste and the reaction was the soup was awful. If speakers use no humour in…
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Over the last twenty-eight years of coaching and training clients in Public Speaking, I have worked with six-year-olds up to ninety-six-year-olds. Public Speaking is a life long skill that everyone needs. We communicate to each other through our voice, body language and message. The way we speak based on the tonality of our voice, the words we choose and our…
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Have you ever watched a speaker give the same presentation at a different event? Maybe the speaker uses his speech repeatedly, adding more material and removing what seems dated. The difference between the first time a speech is presented to a repeat presentation is Fine Tuning and Polishing. This part of rehearsing a presentation is what gives a professional speaker…
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