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Stand-up and Be Heard - Using the Techniques of the Stand-up Comi…

PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques | June 9th 2009

This is a great SlideShare presentation on using the techniques of the stand-up comic and improv expert to make your point as a presenter. Hat Tip to the slide author and blogger at Brand Autopsy Stand-Up Presentations View more OpenOffice... read more

bwdumars

How and When to Incorporate Social Media Into Your Next PR Progra…

Exploring The Social Media Ecosystem | June 9th 2009 by Bert DuMars

I was part of a Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) (@PRSA) webinar today, June 9, 2009 from 3PM to 4PM EST - How and When to Incorporate Social Media into your next PR Program.The webinar panel included the following industry experts:Moderato read more

AngelikaRegina

Public Speaking – Ministering – Sharing Your Passion from beh…

Journey Of Intimacy Blog | June 9th 2009 by Angelika

It really isn’t scary at all, but many people are petrified when they are called upon to give an announcement, give a little speech, or sing a song in front of a group of people. The other day I was contacted with a request for help. Let me change read more

captainmorgan1

Real Life Speeches: Alan Greenspan Gives A Keynote

The Accidental Communicator | June 9th 2009

Even if you don’t work in the world of high-finance, you surely know who Alan Greenspan is. He was the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. There’s no question that this guy is smart, but can he deliver a good keynote s read more

hobbithob

Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Speaking has great impact on PR Pract…

IndiaPRBlog! | June 9th 2009 by hobbithob

"Public communication skills are important for anyone who needs to share information with others. Or those who hope to persuade others about an issue". Public Relations professionals are no exception to this. Many times we, Public Relations practitio read more

Kerslyn

Me and my poem

Kersly's Comfort Zone | June 8th 2009 by Kerslyn

One of my childhood memories was reciting the first ever poem Mamang taught me when I was 3 entitled “Ang Nanay Kong Iniibig” (My Beloved Mother). I think I was 5 years old then and it was the culmination of Linggo ng Wika so there’ read more

mandeewidrick

I Dare to Do

Mandee Widrick | June 8th 2009 by Mandee Widrick

The weekend is over and I must say, though I’m still lacking a lot of sleep, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I made the 2.5 hour trip to Rochester, New York that began on Thursday. Upon my arrival, I was directed to a downstairs room in the River read more

panzergrenadier

Squid

Speaking Life | June 7th 2009 by Panzer

Dear friendsThis blog has been relatively inactive due to the first year or so spending time with my beautiful baby daughter grow up. She's now all of 15 months old and is the light of my life.I'm getting back into toastmastering bit by bit and will read more

Luxury4Life

Armand Morins Demonstrates How To Be AN AMazing Public Speaker -…

Luxury 4 Life | June 7th 2009

Persuasion X is an exclusive 3-day seminar where Armand openly shares his personal sales techniques. These subtle (but powerful) persuasion strategies were responsible for generating Armand over $12 million in sales during the last two years - all fr read more

weporn

Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth, from th…

Ebooks review | June 6th 2009 by Gardener

Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly In an attempt to place the commercialization of the Internet in historical context, Spar argues that advances in communications technology from oceangoing ships to the Internet occur in successive phas read more

Ronnica

Steppin’ Out

Ignorant Historian | June 4th 2009 by Ronnica

Tomorrow’s a big day for me.  It’ll be the first day I’ve worked on a Saturday in four years.  Okay, so that’s not quite the big deal. The reason why I’m working on Saturday is because I’m teaching an hour-long c read more

TheStoryLady

Storytelling For Business - Three Quick Fixes

Storytelling for Business Growth with The Story lady | June 3rd 2009 by Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady

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Sunshinecoach

7 Ways to Soothe Your Shyness

Sunshine Coaching | June 3rd 2009 by Wendy Tomlinson

7 Ways to Soothe your ShynessShy people instinctively know that they are missing out. Shyness equals lost opportunities, less pleasure and fewer social connections. Shyness can be crippling but there are tried and tested ways to make it a thing of th read more

leehopkins

On the road again – Jenkins, IABC09 and moi

Better Communication Results | June 3rd 2009 by Lee Hopkins

Day 2 of the epic tour of @allanjenkins and myself that has already been named ‘The Grumpy Old Men Tour’ by Bryan Person read more

PrincetonPublic

Face to Face Communication is Worthless!

Matt Eventoff presents Communications 3.0 | June 2nd 2009

Or is it? Due to a last second flight change, I was able to spend the afternoon at Media Bistro’s Circus, a conference exploring the convergence of media and technology.   There were leaders from both “old media” and “new m read more

SpeakerServices

Tips for Public Speaking and Presenting

Market Yourself as a Speaker | June 2nd 2009 by Susan Levin

By Sharon Housley Presentations can be a great way to attract new business, simply by making yourself more well-known. However, nerves can often get in the way of entrepreneurs who want to use speaking opportunities to develop their business. Follow read more

captainmorgan1

Real Life Speeches: George Halvorson, CEO Of Kaiser Foundation He…

The Accidental Communicator | June 2nd 2009

We can talk about how to be a better communicator all we want, but in the end it comes down to learning - and we all do this in different ways. One great way to discover what a speaker should (or should not) do is to watch ‘em in action. This t read more

Sangiovannis

il POTERE della VOCE

SANGIOVANNIS STRATEGIES | June 2nd 2009 by Sangiovannis Strategies

IL POTERE DELLA VOCE ...Imparare a usare la voce in modo dinamico per convincere, affascinare e comandare l'attenzioneVi interrompono spesso quando parlate?! Vi viene chiesto costantemente di ripetervi?!Il problema non è in quello che dite ma in com read more

RZC

Rich Zeoli interviewed on Fox Boston

RZC Impact Blog | June 1st 2009 by Kelly

Richard Zeoli on Fox Boston Overcoming fear of public speaking FOX25 Morning News The excitement of a new job, the honor of being the best man at a buddy’s wedding, or the chance to toast your parents at their wedding anniversary — all of read more

ajkumar

5 Reasons Why People Suck at Public Speaking

Persuasive.net - The fastest way to learn persuasive communi… | June 1st 2009 by AJ Kumar

“All you gotta do is picture everyone in their underwear…” One of the most commonly used solutions people have for public speaking. Are kidding me? This is your sick perverted advice? No wonder so many people are such terrible publi read more

jaterry

Wordsmith Extraordinaire

Wordsmith Extraordinaire | May 31st 2009 by Jill Terry

Friday night Open mic Out on the deck New Orleans Café Never been one For public displays Even at book signings The attention I don’t dig But the air was abuzz My mind just right To be quite frank I had something to say So I took the stage Mic in read more

paulsimister

Learn To Speak In Public - World Class Speaking

The Business Coaching Blog | May 31st 2009 by Paul Simister

If you want to learn to speak in public, world champion public speaker Craig Valentine and Mitch Meyerson have created World Class Speaking products including a free toolkit. read more

TrishaLyn

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

TrishaLyn | May 28th 2009 by Trisha Lyn Fawver

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at two different affiliate marketing conferences this summer. One I applied to speak at with some dear colleagues of mine back in March after getting the idea in February, which has lead to a read more

joshuadelung

Using Vlog Posts to Teach Undergraduates: The New Homework Assign…

Relatively Journalizing | May 27th 2009 by Joshua DeLung

Persuasion Part One from Joshua DeLung on Vimeo.Now that you've watched the video, perhaps I should do some explaining. Because of changes in the schedule during the last semester I taught Public Speaking classes at Virginia Tech, I had to change one read more

Thea

Tap Into Greatness

Welcome to a new day! | May 27th 2009 by Thea Westra

Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The good points of the one I copy; the bad points of the other I correct in myself...ConfuciusWhat could you copy or correct in yourself, from examples of ot read more

eggmarketing

Book Review: Real Leaders Don’t Do PowerPoint

The Marketing Eggspert Blog | May 27th 2009 by Susan Payton

I saw a review of Real Leaders Don’t Do PowerPoint: How to Sell Yourself and Your Ideas by Christopher Witt in Fortune Small Business Magazine, and as they say, I had to have it. I’ve been slowly (very slowly) trying to get into public sp read more

panzergrenadier

How to communicate your way towards financial freedom

Five Cents Ten Cents | May 26th 2009 by Panzer

Your ability to communicate during interviews for a job, for a scholarship for an award or prize can help you move towards financial freedom. Public communication is one of the most under-rated skills in life. Even with the proliferation of toastmast read more

PrincetonPublic

Sonia Sotomayor’s a Sure Thing

Matt Eventoff presents Communications 3.0 | May 26th 2009

A sure thing to be able to hold her own during public hearings, that is!  Whether or not she becomes the next appointment to the Supreme Court is yet to be determined. In less than ten hours there are already over 28,000 blog posts discussing the read more

Guila

Train! Facilitate! Present! MOST RECENT EDITION

Resources for Training, Presenting, and Facilitating | May 26th 2009 by Guila Muir

Volume 6, #3 Presenter, Do You Bore Yourself? Learn the presentation secrets of professional actors and…tour guides! An Energizer from England Use this fun, kinesthetic energizer to beat the post-lunch blaahs. TED Presentation Guidelines Th read more

Guila

Train! Facilitate! Present! May, 2009

Resources for Training, Presenting, and Facilitating | May 26th 2009 by Guila Muir

Volume 6, #3 Presenter, Do You Bore Yourself? Learn the presentation secrets of professional actors and…tour guides! An Energizer from England Use this fun, kinesthetic energizer to beat the post-lunch blaahs. TED Presentation Guidelines Th read more