Public Speaking Tips: What To Do With Your Feelings When You Have an Off Night

We all have times when things just don't hang together - when our concentration has been challenged by fatigue, bad news from home, or just the wrong kind of food for our dinner. Here are some ways to lighten the heaviness you may feel about falling short of your usual standard.

4 Tips to Take the Terror Out of Giving Presentations

Why is the prospect of trying to communicate information in front of even one person so horrifying? Most people fear looking bad, being criticized, suffering rejection, and losing business or friends-all because they are certain they will forget what they'd planned to say. Follow these easy and simple memory tips to give perfect presentations every time.

Stage Fright: Use It and Lose It

As a professional singer and speaker, I'm often asked if I still get nervous in front of an audience. I do. But I've learned to use my nervous energy – and minimize its impact.

After Dinner Speech Do's and Don'ts

An after dinner speech is performing and serious public speaking at the same time. Your tone has to be lighthearted, your speech topic has to be relevant to the event and your presentation has to be funny. Here are the do's and don'ts.

Free vs. Fee Speakers

When is it cheaper to hire a professional than it is to hire free speakers? The answer that many meeting planners would instantly offer is, never. The other day, I had an eye-opening conversation with the executive director of an association based in the eastern part of North America. If you answered the opening question the same way, hopefully, this will open your eyes.

7 Tips To A Fear Free Wedding Speech

Conquer your fear of public speaking by following these 7 simple steps and deliver a fear free wedding speech.

Speaking Success = Knowledge+Passion+Style

Public speaking, whether it’s to small groups or large audiences can make a significant difference in many personal and professional fields. Many experts on the subject provide a detailed list of do's and don'ts, and these can be useful for helping avoid some of the faux pas that some beginners (and sometimes experienced) speakers commit. I'm instead going to provide just three primary factors that will greatly improve the chances of speaking success.

How to Compel Rapt Attention

For most speakers and writers - this is nirvana. The ability to engage their audience by being genuine. Nothing pre-fabricated. And nothing phony.

How To Conquer The Writers Limiting Challenge To The Speed Reader

In a bid to present their opinion in a way that people will appreciate, some writers fail to clearly state and properly define the meaning of their write-ups. For a speed reader, it is a different ball game altogether as this can slow down the reading rate of any speed reader, hence challenging his efficacy at reading. This is consequent to the fact that the speed reader's ability to move on to the next paragraph or sentence depends on his comprehension of the previous ones.

Public Speakers - Do You Make Your Audience Cringe and Cower?

An important thing you need to learn when you want to get the point of your message across-or the punch line of a joke.

Charismatic Communication: Immunise Your Audience Against Attacks From Your Competitors Or Opponents

Immunisation theory owes much to the medical practice of vaccines and innoculation, and just as it has saved countless lives in this virus-infested world, rhetorical immunisation can provide a superb defence against incoming propaganda and mind viruses.

Speaking With Authority: Giving an Oral Presentation

Face it, at some point we are all going to have to do an oral presentation in class for a grade. Anxious? Take a deep breath, don't panic, and remember you can do it. You may not have a silver tongue, but that doesn't mean you can't communicate effectively.

Presentation Skills & Public Speaking - 10 Tips to How to Design & Prepare for a Presentation

Next time you are faced with the daunting prospect of having to write a presentation, try out these tips from Skillstudio and you'll be surprised at just how effective they can be at helping to design and prepare for a presentation.

Public Speakers: What is Your IQ (Involvement Quotient)

We've all endured a public speaker who piled on facts and information, but left us almost catatonic with boredom. Test yourself to see how you can add more ways to involve your audience. Involvement is not merely to entertain, it is also essential to making your audience understand, remember and act upon what you have said after they leave.