Trends to Avoid When Speaking/Presenting One of the trends these days is to give a quote without verifying either the source or the validity of the quote. 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…
Boring Small Talk or Deep Conversations? Tim Denning says: Meaningful conversations can lead to bizarre opportunities. Most people begin with “How are you?” Tim says that “How are you? is a throwaway line we’re taught to say at a young age, so we can appear to be polite.” Tim goes on to say: The best…
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 different articles in my posts recently. Now I would like to share some information from 4 or 5 of my friends…
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. Since that time he has been sharing tips to help others on their speaking journey. On his website LanceMillerSpeaks.com you will…
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 your self-help books decorate your shelf instead of being read, you’ve got a collection of shelf-help books doing no one any…
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 on stage, may say words but have no real voice. No matter what subject matter you speak about on or off…