Archive for the 'Speaking' Category

Public Speaking - Use The PowerPoint Effectively

The software application PowerPoint (PP) has been a revolution in public speaking particularly in the business world.It is easy to use, available with almost every implementation of the Microsoft Office suite and it’s reliable. If you can use Microsoft Word, you probably have the skills to put together an effective presentation using it.
But […]

How To Build Self Confidence in Public Speaking

Public speaking can be a rewarding experience that allows individuals to showcase their skills or knowledge in a public forum. Public speaking opportunities can allow an individual to help enrich the lives of anyone in the audience by impressing experiences or information that can have life changing qualities.
That being said, many individuals […]

Public Speaking - Put Some Snap Into It

The difference between a public speaking presentation that bores you to tears and one that leaves you with a smile on your face and thinking about that presentation is often not the content but the style of the speaker.
You can take the same exact written talk and give it to two speakers and […]

Public Speaking - Don’t Fear the Pause

If you listen to experienced speakers, it’s easy to see some real differences in how they step through their presentation than maybe how you go about giving a talk when you are called upon to speak in public.
But it is a good exercise to use every opportunity to listen to different public speakers […]

Public Speaking - Maintaining Your Focus

A public speaking situation can be intimidating for even the most seasoned of public speaking professionals. That is because when speaking to a live audience, you really never know what is going to happen.
Never mind the freak occurrences of problems with the audience and the room, you as a human being could […]

Public Speaking - Shooting From the Hip

There is a style of public speaking that absolutely terrifies a lot of people. But when you see a public speaker speak extemporaneously, it is one of the most relaxed and easy to digest forms of public presentation it is.
Now, to drop the fifty cent word, to speak extemporaneously means to speak […]