Category Archives: Body Language

Types of Speeches: The Demonstration

If you decide to become a professional speaker or use speaking as an integral part of your marketing strategy, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the various types of speeches you might be asked to give. In this … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Business Presentations, Multimedia Presentations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Top 10 Ways to Butcher Your Presentation and How to Avoid Them

By Featured Speaker Arvee Robinson 1. Getting there late. Walking frantically into a room full of people who have been waiting for you to arrive can be an embarrassing situation. Unless you are a magician, you might as well turn … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Confidence, Eye Contact, Guest Author, Public Speaking Tips, Vocal Variety | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monkeys Are Cute But They Bite

By Featured Speaker Ric Morgan Every one of us has one or two, or a bunch of monkeys on our backs that represent nagging problems we personally have with life. They are difficult things for us to deal with, usually … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Guest Author | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Power of Gestures

55 percent of communication is visual. Think about that. People are getting more of your message from your eye contact and body language, than they are your words. So your gestures are very important in public speaking. Your gestures can … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language | Tagged | Leave a comment

Color in Public Speaking Does Not Refer to What You Are Wearing

By Featured Speaker Nancy Daniels One of the requirements for dynamic speaking, whether it is at the lectern or just in normal conversation, is to be expressive when you talk. This is known as color and refers to your vocal … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Guest Author, Vocal Variety | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Power of Silence

When I was studying belly dance, one of the things I learned was the power of stillness … those moments in a dance where you hold a pose, are still and not moving. It is those moments of stillness that … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Vocal Variety | Tagged | Leave a comment

Public Speaking Tip #11: The Power of Silence

  Any given presentation is composed of two things: sounds and silence. The words you speak are the sounds, and the pauses in between are silence. Did you know that silence can be as powerful as words? It is all … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Public Speaking Video | Tagged | 1 Comment