How To Impress With Words In 3 Simple Steps By Michael Lee Knowing how to impress with words can help you in so many ways. It can help you communicate your message better, create more impact and get ahead. Using the right words is, of course, important in communication. But effective communication involves more than…
Timing is essential when speaking in public. The cliché: It is not what you say but more on how you say it, applies so much to public speaking. Where you put your pauses during your presentation is one of the important aspects of keeping your audience from drowsing off. Couple this with humor and you…
Handling questions and answers A question-and-answer period following your proposal or pitch benefits both you and your audience. It provides you with feedback indicating to what extent your listeners accept and agree with your proposal. It also lets you reinforce your message by addressing areas that concern the audience. And it benefits your listeners by…
Toastmasters helps you deliver better Business Presentations Every day, employees of various companies around the world find themselves in career-defining speaking situations. Presentations like these often involve high stakes and are presented to busy people with the power to influence careers. Different business presentations can make or break your career. The technical briefing, a straightforward…
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…
Have you ever given a speech that ran over time? Deadly Sin #4: Gluttony by Andrew Dlugan sixminutes.dlugan.com Gluttony is exhibited by speakers who believe that more is always better. More slides, more bullets, more examples, more facts, more numbers, more details, more words — more of everything. Packing all possible material into your presentation…
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…
WHEN YOU JOIN TOASTMASTERS Over the next few weeks I will be sharing with you 100 reasons to join Toastmasters. You may have heard the name before. You may have read some articles in the paper. You may have heard people talk about it. But you are still not sure if Toastmasters is for you….