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Train Your Voice To Be More Powerful
Management Tips | October 20th 2009 by Andrew Bailey
Record your voice. No one likes to hear their own voice. we all get surprised when we hear our voice like everyone else does and that’s because we hear it from our inner ear whereas everyone else with their outer ear. Get used to hearing your v read more
Performance Anxiety
Word Search with Adair Jones | October 20th 2009 by Adair Jones
. First off, I have to mention that I’m not a performer. I’m a writer. In my case, that means I’m very uncomfortable getting up, standing in front of real people, being looked at, and speaking. All my life I’ve found ways to hide in, read more
What Type Of Speaking Voice Do You Have?
Management Tips | October 19th 2009 by Andrew Bailey
Monique Rissen-Harrisberg who is the Founder & Managing Director of The Voice Clinic in Johannesburg had the following to say about varying vocal styles. Firstly there’s the “Good Voice.” She says of president Obama,”His read more
Entrepreneurs Behaving Badly?
Matt Eventoff presents Communications 3.0 | October 19th 2009
Breaking news….If you are a startup pursuing funding, you have more in common with a politician or athlete caught behaving badly then you might think. A politician caught misbehaving, an athlete photographed doing something he or she shouldn’t read more
One of my proudest moments!
My Life as a Muslim | October 19th 2009
Assalamu alaykum Today I want to tell everyone about one of the proudest moments of my life! I wrote here on my blog last year about my dd that is so shy that she has until now refused to do her speech alone for her school concert. Well, this past ye read more
Motivational Quote: The Price of Victory
The Sales Dating Guy | October 18th 2009 by The Sales Dating Guy
“If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride, and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.” -Paul “Bear” Bryant, Legandary Football Coach Posted in Uncategorized read more
8 Ways to Conquer the Fear of Public Speaking
Inspiration Central | October 17th 2009 by Timothy Enalls
Some estimates state that as many as 75% of the population have a fear of public speaking. Other figures state that as many as 30% of the population have an exorbitant and debilitating fear of public speaking. Even you might have fears of speaking i read more
Where the Wild Things Are and the Fun Theory
DeFinis Communications | October 16th 2009 by Angela DeFinis
You can help your children learn public speaking skills Part 1 of 2  I first understood the power of storytelling early in my career when I was an actor in a small children’s reader’s theater company called the Peanut Butter Readers. Our small read more
Speaking of Customer Service
Great Speaking Coach | October 16th 2009 by Susan Trivers
Customer service is always a high priority, right? What company would consciously make an effort to be known for poor customer service? You know as well as I that customer service is often lip service. The actual representatives you deal... read more
The Hollywood Spotlight Shines On the Elite’s Charity Work Sund…
MAYO Public Relations | October 14th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
Noble Awards Announces Five New Nominees – Eva Longoria and Morgan Freeman confirmed as attending star-studded event Eva Longoria is receiving a Noble Award for her work with Padres Contra El Cancer. Eva Longoria Parker (Padres Cont read more
Becoming CEO via Text Message
Matt Eventoff presents Communications 3.0 | October 14th 2009
Social media are an integral part of communicating today, and will evolve. The single biggest question I hear, whether from a political or business leader, centers around "I want to use social media like Obama." read more
Ignite Phoenix 5
Citadel-of-Light.com - Life, Business, Travel, Web 3.0, Gami… | October 14th 2009 by Alex
I’m very excited to announce that I will be speaking at Ignite Phoenix #5. I’ve been a huge fan of the Ignite series since I discovered it just under a year ago. It embodies a somewhat random, haphazard pursuit of knowledge and wisdom w read more
College Speech
Check out Stu's Blog, it's perfect for you | October 14th 2009
Speaking in front of people can be nerve-wracking. You can get the shakes, get sweaty, feel a tingling sensation, get sick to your stomach—or you can get up, be calm, and deliver a knockout speech that will impress your professor and your classmate read more
Public Speaking Success: Four Speaking Experts Worth Checking Out
Overnight Sensation | October 13th 2009 by James Feudo
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to public speaking and presentation skills. In recent months, I’ve discussed a number of myths related to public speaking – ideas, stories and advice that either doesn’t read more
Speaker: You Are What You Wear!
The Accidental Communicator | October 13th 2009
The purpose of giving any speech is to be able to reach out and connect with your audience. No matter whether you are trying to inform them, entertain them, or convince them to take some action, none of this can be done unless you are able to make a read more
Online Communication – Email is Not Dead
Matt Eventoff presents Communications 3.0 | October 12th 2009
Elie Saidman, a friend and a very succesful entreprenuer, had a great post on his blog this morning that I not only found very interesting, but completely agree with. Email’s impending death has been written about ad nauseum, and never seem read more
Professional Speaking and Social Media: How do they fit together?
Imagine Your Reality | October 12th 2009 by Taylor Ellwood
In a recent post, Jeremiah Owyang discussed the necessity of integrating social media into Professional speaking, citing that monitoring the social media streams of information was as important as focusing on the in-person audience. He even suggested read more
Speech of Apology
The Communication Blog | October 12th 2009
Here is a great and recent example of a brief and effective (I think) speech of apology, no matter that it's in print; it's still a speech. It offers lots of classroom possibilities for public speaking--comparing this one with Iacocca's classic speec read more
You Are a Global Brand
Nance Rosen Blog | October 12th 2009 by Greg
If you’re trying to sell yourself on your stats: as a bundle of skills and experience, you’re going to lose out to competitors who know what they mean and are promoting that to employers and prospects. The goal of your personal brand effort has g read more
Do you want free publicity for yourself or your organization?
Dr Scott's Cool Marketing Links and Posts | October 12th 2009 by Dr. Scott Testa
Image via Wikipedia Do you want free publicity. .looking for guest speakers for Management course Monday/Friday 940am Tuesday/Thursday 815am – Radnor, PA right outside Philadelphia – email me stesta@scotttesta.com or call me at 21 read more
New Author: Just Waiting for the Big Break!
Information in A Nutshell | October 12th 2009 by Felice Gerwitz
It only takes one book, it only takes one "yes"...it only...You've written a book, and it took every last ounce of determination. You are finished, you celebrate, and you look longingly at the manuscript which resides on your computer, or on a booksh read more
Courageously putting your heart into it, your body will follow..
Smile and the whole world seems peaceful! | October 11th 2009 by Glenda Brill
Our heart is the seat of all emotions We often hear these phrases concerning the human heart: wholehearted, with all my heart, heart desire, take to heart, or hurt at heart, feeling sickened at heart, cold hearted and so many many other phrases or ex read more
99) reading in pasadena, reflecting on diversity in the poetry co…
The Literary Life: Musings and Inspirations | October 10th 2009 by Mehnaz Turner
the literary life 10/10/09Went to a library in Pasadena today to participate as a feature reader in a Saturday afternoon poetry workshop. The afternoon workshops there are hosted by Don Kingfisher Campbell at the Santa Catalina Branch. If you live read more
Insecurity issues associated with playing live music
Guitar Licks and Tips | October 10th 2009 by Tricia
It seems to me that there are a lot of people out there who become anxious, insecure and or uncomfortable when they have to talk or perform in front of a group of people. Public speaking must be high on the list of personal stressors for many people read more
Where has all the civility gone? Public Speaking isn’t easy alr…
Spatially Relevant | October 10th 2009 by Jon Gatrell
One of the early discussions I remember in terms of learning how to act in public was taught to me on the Muppet Show. It was a weekend night and I was probably like 6 years old and the conversation went something like this: ME: Why are those Mupp read more
The humorous speech analyzed – 3
Utrecht Toastmasters | October 9th 2009
Lester Staats won the 2008 District 64 Humorous Speech Contest with the following speech. Unfortunately the sound quality of the recording is not optimal, making a few parts of the speech somewhat harder to follow, but there is enough left to laugh a read more
Public Speaking Success: A Lesson From the Yale Class of 1953
Overnight Sensation | October 8th 2009 by James Feudo
A number of speakers, books and other motivational programs talk about a famous study done with Yale’s class of 1953. The study states that only 3% of the graduating class had written goals. When the class was surveyed again 20 years later, they fo read more
How to Get Rid of Social Anxiety
What Causes Anxiety | October 8th 2009
Tristan Lee asked: Life is like a stage. In some way, shape, or form, we are all people with masks playing the r read more
How to Destroy Fears and Rebuild Confidence Series #1
Think Big Think Money! | October 8th 2009 by Ken
My post on “5 Steps to Building Confidence in Yourself!” generated so many views that I decided to write a short series of posts on building confidence and conquering fears. They will be rolled out this week and the next, so remember to read more
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