Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver is a public speaking course tailor-fit for leaders who have to deliver speeches to motivate employees, present to customers, and sell ideas. Learn to speak like a pro in 30 days or less.
Public Speaking is Gift-Giving
Yesterday, I wrote about how public speaking turned my life around. This morning, I asked myself, what else can I share that could help someone who is still afraid, hesitant, or unsure about speaking in front of others? The answer brought me back to one
How Public Speaking Turned My Life Around
Public speaking turned my life around. But I never thought I would be a public speaker one day. When I was young, I dreamt of becoming a doctor, an architect, and an engineer. In high school, I thought of becoming a lawyer, and then a
Public speaking fear (and how you can convert it into confidence)
Public speaking fear is real. To deny it is ignorance. To say that one can eliminate public speaking fear is a disservice. You don’t become a fearless speaker because fears are always present, and they won’t go away.
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Is public speaking a skill?
Is public speaking a skill? I am often asked this question by students. I will try to answer to encourage my readers to invest time in public speaking. One purpose of this website is to help you develop your public speaking skills. Public speaking is
Public Speaking Is An Art
Public speaking is an art. I will tell you why and it is my hope that you will engage yourself in learning and enjoying public speaking.
How Persuasive Speeches Can Transform Your Leadership
Awesome persuasive speeches make people buy even before you sell. A speaker who delivers persuasive speeches finds ways to help audiences solve painful problems and let them see new opportunities.
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30 Public Speaking Questions ( & Straightforward Answers)
Here are straightforward and honest answers to the most common public speaking questions. Lots of people want to learn how to become influential speakers. I believe that by answering their questions, they’ll be able to pay attention to essential ideas. You can learn how to
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Public Speaking Guide for Beginners
I will teach you easy, enjoyable, and proven ways to speak to anyone, anytime and anywhere. Public speaking is easier than most people believe.
Two Secrets of Motivational Speeches
People are afraid to fail, but their fears make them fail even before they start. A motivational speech can help you make the first step, the second step, the third, and more steps until you gain momentum and fly.
Get Started in Public Speaking
Public speaking is so simple that it is often difficult. At its core, public speaking is the act of communicating information, ideas, or feelings to a group of people. It’s not just about standing on a stage or in front of a camera. It’s about
Speak to change the world.
Speak to change the world. Leaders speak so people listen, believe, and move. Public speaking is a superpower you can use to help your audience get what they want most in life. Each speech is a small step to help them get their biggest goals.
Steam Up: Preparations in Public Speaking
When I first ventured into the world of professional speaking, I felt like a little fish in a big pond. Over time, and hundreds of speeches later, I’ve picked up a trick or two to calm those butterflies and truly connect with my audience. You
Earnest Leaders Speak to Connect
Connect rather than impress. The shortest distance between two persons is authentic communication. A person who always aims for an impression is insecure. And maybe you are. You cannot erase insecurity by showing off. A show-off is deemed selfish. Everyone will smell you. The wiser
You are just one talk away.
You are just one talk away to change the world. You have stories to tell that only you can give. Don’t let your story die in you. Don’t let your story die with you.
Pathways Experience
You speak in clubs only to share what you’ve learned from each project. And if you are like me who pay more attention to learning than earning badges, you can play bigger.
How can you do it?
Using Notes in Speaking
Just keep this in mind: don’t deliver a script when delivering a speech in public.
Speaking is a conversation. Keep your eye contact. Use gestures, facial expressions, and body movements to amplify your message. You cannot make your speech visual if you read your speech.
Sell Your Toastmasters Meetings
Toastmasters are encouraged to invite guests to club meetings. We share the benefits that membership offers. Toastmasters gamified recruitment of new members. A club earns two points in a ten-point system when 8 guests sign up for membership. Some officers take it as their personal
Evaluation in Toastmasters
To evaluate is to appreciate the value of what you have seen, heard, or felt from the speech delivered before you. I used the word appreciate. Because whatever appreciates increases in value. And that’s what happens in many Toastmasters meetings. We try our best to
Teachers in Toastmasters
Learning to speak in Toastmasters is a DIY project. I will advise people who need teachers before they can learn to join a Speaking school instead.