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Can you believe it? This blog has survived for yet another year! I once read somewhere that 4500 blogs are created everyday and almost 80% of them never lived through first year. That’s why I think it is absolutely legitimate to kick a BIG FUSS for being around for 730 days! Judging from the number ...
I just got wind from my publisher that The FAQ Book on Public Speaking has hit Kinokuniya’s bestseller! (DO THE CHICKEN DANCE!) And we are very close for MPH and Borders. Not sure how many books we sold thus far but hey, bestseller at one of the top bookstores in Singapore… that should mean something ...
Inspired by Andrew Dlugan’s recent post “Stop Rehearsing! 3 Critical Things to Do Before Your Speech“, I will like to add to his list 7 more things you can do before your speech to take the nervousness out of you.First, let’s do a quick recap of his three excellent pointers.1. Study the venue logistics2. Meet ...
I listened to an mp3 interview with Paul Endress, a communication expert and found of his techniques extremely interesting and thought of sharing it with you !If some of you find his name familiar, that’s because he wrote an article on persuasion on the May 2008 edition of the International Toastmasters Magazine and the inerview ...
“Would you have quitted drinking?”Yes, I know it is the weekend and I am NOT suppose to be blogging. Or at least that was my promise to my mum who thinks I work too hard. In my defense, blogging isn’t work… it’s something I enjoy doing, especially since I know I have an audience. YOU! ...
This is the first installment of articles contributed by my fellow Public Speaking Blogger, Gary Guwe. Former President of the NUS Toastmasters Club, Gary also does extensive research on the area of Body Language. Visit his blog
This morning, I was interviewed by the President of Oporto Toastmasters in Portugal. He asked me a fairly interesting question that made me realize why some speakers are so good, while oth …
You step onto the stage. Your audience stares back at you – a sea of unknown faces. If you’re lucky, they’ll be receptive. If you’re not, they’ll be bored.And if it’s just not your day, th …
Here’s Andrew, my partner-in-crime, celebrating the launch of our book - The FAQ Book on Public Speaking at ECI’s office-warming party on 11th Oct 2007 (Thursday). FYI, ECI stands for Executive Coach International and that’s where both of us were groomed. Judging from the smiling faces, I think Andrew once again charmed his audience.Check out ...
2009 is going to be a grim year or so says the World Bank, fengshui masters and my mum. Markets are crashing, people are losing their jobs, stress is clearly in the air. In order to adapt to the new year, a lot has to change. For example our attitude towards work and our spending ...
The guy you see above is Jonathon Harris, an artist and computer scientist. In his TED presentation, he shared about his passion of collecting stories around the world. Leveraging on technology, he was able to scan the world’s blogs to capture snapshots of the writer’s feelings, through pictures and words. In one of his project, ...
Here, John gives you the lowdown on observing and creating your own humor monologues. At the end of the article, you should come to a realization that…I’m not going to spoil it for you now! Read on *grins*Oh no!!! Not another observational humor monologue!I realize that few readers have an interest in writing observational ...
“I hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.”If you want your presentation to be memorable even after 90 days, I strongly encourage you to INVOLVE YOUR AUDIENCE…. through DOING. Couple of ideas for you to try out.1. After teaching a concept, get your audience to split into groups. In their groups, ...
This is the second time I am reading Craig’s article and I strongly recommend you to invest 5 minutes of your time to read it as well. Why you may ask. Because you are about to uncover one of the secrets of world-class speakers. By the way, he is 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking.I ...
I just got back from a half day judging of the NFL-IDEA qualifier held in Anglo-Chinese Junior College. NFL (National Forensic League) and IDEA (International Debate Education Association) are responsible for organizing the US speech tournament, and this year, they have invited Singapore to be part of this prestigious competition. And I am glad to ...
Have you experienced the weird atmosphere which comes after a funny story you’ve cracked fell flat on the target audience?Or, do you have the belief that you are, simply, not funny at all? …
One of the common headaches that speakers face is not knowing what to say. They know that their speech has to have solid content and high speech value. They know that their speech has to be engaging and entertaining. But HOW exactly do you come up with killer content without having to break any sweat.The ...
Photo credits goes to Paul WatsonAren’t you curious about how to take the guesswork of public speaking?Aren’t you dying to find out that ONE lesson top speakers learn that made all the difference?Aren’t you intrigued by how some amateur speakers could wow the crowd by applying that one tip-bit?I did.And lucky for you, I took ...
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article that raised some eye brow among the readers here. I brought in Hillary Clinton, Helen Fisher and Patricia Fripp as examples of how women are scoring in the public speaking arena. You can read all about it here. (Are Women Any Less Capable Than Male Public Speakers?)A strange ...
After one week plus of dry spell, it is time to turn this blog up a few notches. And I shall start off by sharing with you a video taken by my friend Bo from Massachusetts, USA. Possibly one of the funniest table topic speech ever! For the newly initiated, table topic is a speech ...
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