Journaling for Speech Writing
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…
Snow As I sit here this morning I am gazing out at the tree branches with their winter coats of snow on. I live in Canada – the land of seasons, and it seems that winter will soon be upon us. The air has become chilled, the leaves have fallen from the trees. The bright…
Choose How You Start Your Day – You can choose to start your day grumpy and irritable or you can choose to start your day grateful that you were given another chance to enjoy life and love. The choice is always yours. Every day you can decide what your day will look like, even…
The Power Of Accountability Accountability – “the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.” It’s a word that strikes fear into the heart of the comfort zone! It’s easy to stay in our comfort zone and not experience any personal growth when there’s no one there to call us out on it. Accountability works. That’s…
Deadly Sin #7: Pride Andrew Dlugan, sixminutes.dlugan.com Pride is committed by a speaker who believes that public speaking is about them. It’s not. It’s never about you. It’s never about your impressive accolades in your introduction. It’s never about your dazzling delivery where you channel Churchill. It’s never about your sumptuous…
Whether giving a toast at a wedding or delivering a speech to a large assembly, most people make a big deal about public speaking and try to avoid it as much as possible. But public speaking should not cause such a big fuss. Challenging as it may be, public speaking can be done with a…