How to Dress for Public Speaking
This article is part of the 12 Days of Ask Six Minutes.This event is over now, but you can send your questions anytime. Suit or sweater? Pants or a dress? Does how you dress impact your effectiveness...
View Article3 Common Ways Speakers Sabotage Themselves
This article is part of the 12 Days of Ask Six Minutes.This event is over now, but you can send your questions anytime. Moses Cherrington asks: Is there a most common problem associated with public...
View Article5 Speaking Resolutions to Wow Your Audience in 2012
The year is fast coming to an end, which means it’s time to set goals for the New Year. Here are five best practices of public speaking that speakers don’t always follow, but should resolve to in 2012:...
View Article7 Habits for Highly Effective Speakers
I first read Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People seven years ago, at a time when I was in a low-confidence slump. I’m so glad that I read it! The book is filled with insights which...
View ArticleBook Review: Resonate (Nancy Duarte)
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences is the second book from presentation superhero Nancy Duarte. It is also the second book of hers which I strongly recommend you read —...
View ArticleAudience Analysis: A Guide for Speakers
Self-centric speakers deliver the speech they want to give, without concern for who is in the target audience or what they may be thinking, feeling, or wanting. Audience-centric speakers deliver the...
View ArticleHow to Conduct Audience Analysis
The previous article in this audience analysis series defined what audience analysis is, and the types of questions that you should ask about your audience. Unfortunately, finding the answers to these...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Speeches Through Audience Analysis
The first two articles in this audience analysis series have defined what audience analysis is (what questions to ask) and given strategies for how to conduct audience analysis (how to get those...
View ArticleAudience Analysis Worksheet [Free PDF Download]
Reading about audience analysis and talking about audience analysis is great… in theory. But it’s much better if you are doing audience analysis, instead. To help you make audience analysis a positive...
View ArticleHow to get Useful Feedback: A Speaker’s Guide
Let’s start with three truths about feedback:Most of the feedback you receive as a speaker is not very useful.Useful feedback is hard to find and uncomfortable to receive.To reach your potential as a...
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