WHERE DO WE FIND STORIES? by J.A. Gamache Third place Champion at the 2001 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking There are many tools you can use to illustrate a speech. You could show an image, quote a statistic or even develop an analogy. However, telling a story is my favourite technique for getting…
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…
Public Speaking – 7 Types of Humor You Can Use In public speaking, the ability to use humor is an important skill to possess whatever your natural ability is. Most people like to smile, to laugh, or to enjoy a listening experience. Humor adds sparkle and interest to a speech. Humor when used should be…
Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds; You can’t do that way when you’re flying words. “Careful with fire,” is good advice we know, “Careful with words,” is ten times doubly so. Thoughts unexpressed many sometimes fall back dead; But God Himself can’t kill them when they’re said. —Will Carleton, The First…