Deep Conversations
Boring Small Talk or Deep Conversations? Tim Denning says: Meaningful conversations can lead to bizarre opportunities. How are you? is a throwaway line we’re taught to say at a young age, so we can appear...
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Avoiding Trends
Trends to Avoid When Speaking/Presenting In the modern age of media, memes, quotes, and opinions get passed along at lightning speed. Which has both a positive and a negative side. The ability to get...
Curating Content
Curating Content Recently I have been participating in a Curating Content course and have learned lots of ways to curate content. I have been practicing and so you may have noticed a number of...
Picking A Speech Topic
Lance Miller shares some tips on picking a speech topic in his YouTube Video. Lance Miller, a Toastmaster from Glendale, California, emerged victorious and claimed the title of 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking. ...
Shelf Help Books
Oh my goodness I popped over to my friend Melissa Brown’s website and found this amazing article…. it spoke to me for sure. I have so many Shelf-Help Books. What’s a Shelf-Help Book? “When...
Finding Your Voice
Finding Your Voice Have you found your voice? Is your voice active? Passive? Is it the voice of hope? Are you the voice of reason? How about the voice of rebellion? Some presenters, when...
Read A Book
Why do you read a book? – a break from reality? – to find out some specific information? – someone mentioned it and it sounded interesting? What types of books are your favourites?...
Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem Tips for Building Better Boundaries If you want to have healthy relationships in life, boundaries are crucial. However, setting and sticking to boundaries is a skill that can be difficult for some people...
7 Social Skills
7 Social Skills That Will Make You Seem More Likable Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance. Human...
Evaluate Your Speaking Skills
Evaluate Your Speaking Skills I have been going through some of my old Toastmasters items and I came across an old Communication and Leadership manual. As I was reading through it I found a...