How to Become an Ideal Leader When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals….
Do you “feel the fear” when asked to do some Public Speaking? Public Speaking is still one of our greatest fears and it turns grown men and women into nervous wrecks. The mere thought of it turns our tongue to cotton wool, causes our internal plumbing to act up and turns our knees to…
How to Become an Ideal Leader When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals….
Pulpit Presenters: 12 Speaking Lessons from the Clergy by Ed Tate (see biography below) “Daddy are you going to church to hear the word of God or to take speaker notes from the preacher?” That question was asked of me many years ago by my young son while on our way to church. The one…
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION by J.A. Gamache Third place Champion at the 2001 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking Your walk, posture and facial expressions convey non-verbal messages about your state of mind. Decide to send the right messages so you can make a good first impression whenever you speak…
Leadership Exposed: Things You Thought You Knew About Leadership Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought…
It is important to take the opportunity to practice your public speaking. One of the ways is to attend Toastmasters meetings. I take advantage of my various roles to incorporate my writing as well as my speaking skills. Our theme for one of our weekly Toastmasters’ Meeting this week was Opportunity and I had the…