Improving Your Presentation Skills

If you will be presenting something in front of a live audience, you need to have the necessary skills in order for you to deliver what you want to say effectively. If your last presentation didn't really come out as planned, you might need to improve your presentation skills in order to get it right the next time.

How To Test Your Speed Reading Rate!

It is always a good exercise when you try to determine your speed reading rate at every point in time of your reading any material. When you do this you should also remember that your comprehension rate is also a factor that determines your rate of reading. If you read a material and gain a rate of 400 words per minute without understanding what you read, then you have not actually speed read at all.

Introducing a Speaker to an Audience

If you have ever been asked to introduce someone to a large group you know how nerve-wracking it can be trying to come up with the right things to say. Learn how to give a good introduction that highlights the speaker and sets the stage for their presentation.

The Use Of Returning Eye Sweep Technique To Speed Read

There are several speed reading techniques that speed readers employ to read very fast and comprehend what they are reading. One of them is the Returning Eye Sweep movement technique. This is a method that allows the sweeping movement of the eye across words, sentences, and paragraphs. As the eye moves from one end of the sentence to the other end, it rapidly jumps to the second line, and third line and so on as it tries to capture useful details along its way.

Charismatic Communication: How Self-Focus And Narcissism Destroys Your Potential As A Leader

Social commentators and communication gurus often lament that people ecology (empathy, interest, curiosity in others and the spirits of equality and fraternity) has been replaced by fragmentation of communities into cliques and clans which have little interest in anyone outside their own physical, ideological or socio-economic territories. However, for the leader who wishes to generate appeal and influence across boundaries people ecology is a key building block.

Do a Risky Opening or Closing Today or Hate Yourself Tomorrow!

Are you tired of using your same old opening and closing for your talk but afraid to try something different? Learn seven guidelines for taking the risk to do an opening or closing that will grab the attention of your audience.

What Does Golf Have To Do With Presentations?

What presentation tips can you learn from a competitive sport like golf? You will be surprised to see the powerful common themes in golf and how you deliver a presentation.

Can You Become A Copywriter And Be A Wreck At Public Speaking?

Find yourself completely unable to speak in front of others and STILL dream of landing a copywriting career? Guess what...there's hope.

Public Speaking is Simple

Public speaking is simple IF you’re focused on the right aspects. Most people don’t. Most would be speakers fill themselves up with “What If…”

7 Steps for Doing a Mnemonic Cheer as an Opening / Closing for Your Next Keynote

A mnemonic is a wonderful way of helping you and your audiences remember a message. Whereas, there are many types of mnemonics the word acronym was made for the keynote. If you use that mnemonic as a cheer in the beginning and end of your speech you have multiplied your impact.

Public Speaking Credibility

Who and what you are is important. If the audience perceives a conflict between what you say and what you do they'll tune you out. If you speak on goals, then you must be a goal setter. If you speak on change, you need to exhibit flexibility.

How To Eliminate Speaking Jitters: Eight Sure-Fire Strategies To Help You Be More Natural

Do you avoid giving speeches because the stress drives you up the wall? Do you give speeches, but hate every minute of it? Do you speak well, yet are held back from reaching your potential from the fear and self-doubt you experience? There is help for anyone who suffers from stage fright. Here are a few of my favorite stress-stopping techniques for speakers.

How to Write a Speech

If public speaking scares you, you are not alone. Learn how to write and structure a speech or presentation so that your thoughts are ordered, you communicate your key messages, and you feel in control.

Public Speaking and Presenting: Making This Your Best Year Ever!

Spectacular presenting is not an accident. It's not just going to happen any more than you can pick up a guitar and play it from first strum. Just like an instrument, our speaking and presenting can get out of tune if we do not continue to learn and apply.