This week’s tip is a little bit different. I share with you how practicing public speaking helped me do something that was emotionally difficult, but important to me: Saying a few words at my father’s Celebration of Life. You never know when you are going to have an opportunity to […]
How much you need to prepare for a speech depends on several things: How well do you know your topic? The more you know your topic, the less time you’ll need to prepare what you’ll be saying. However, you still need to prepare an outline or bullet points so you […]
Here is the third and final installment of excerpts from For the Love of Public Speaking, a 27-minute introduction to Toastmasters I produced during a Television Production Workshop at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1994. This week I cover “Presentation.” The information in this video is targeted to people who […]
Here is the second installment of excerpts from For the Love of Public Speaking, a 27-minute introduction to Toastmasters I produced during a Television Production Workshop at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1994. This week I cover “Presentation.” The information in this video is targeted to people who […]
Back in 1994, I took a Television Production Workshop at Santa Rosa Junior College. To pass the class, I only needed to create one 7-minute video. I ended up producing a 27-minute introduction to Toastmasters, a quick skit video and a music video. What can I say, I think big! […]
When I first started out in public speaking, my father gave me one of the most useful pieces of advice for facing fearful situations, including getting up to present in front of a group of people. In this week’s video tip, I share with you that advice. Do you […]
Many people who become successful at public speaking got into it quite by accident, with no intention to be a public speaker at all. In fact, I thought I was a horrible public speaker when my public speaking teacher in high school asked me to join the Speech Team. I […]
