Motivational Speaker Says: 'Blessed Are The Dissatisfied'

At least a few times during the past six months I’ve quoted one of my dynamic speech teachers, Sheldon Hayden, with respect to one topic or another. He was a dashing, former Navy Captain and one of Dale Carnegie’s first clone-instructors. One of his favorite aphorisms said: “Blessed are the dissatisfied, when they have a constructive goal!” He knew that contented people, however tranquil and nice they might be, are not the ones who build and change societies, recalls top speaker, best-selling author, and Fortune 1000 consultant, Dr. Gary S. Goodman.

Are You A Mumbler?

Do you mumble when you speak? TJ Walker explains why to stop mumbling during your speech or presentation.

Simple Tactics For Boosting Your Speaking Power

When looking for advice in public speaking techniques, it is easy to lose sight of some of the most powerful and simple techniques that anyone can use to skyrocket their effectiveness as a speaker. Whether you are delivering a speech before a large audience, or simply conducting a business conference call, there are things that can make the difference between capturing or losing credibility with your audience that have nothing to do with the information you are attempting to communicate.

Avoiding a Panic Attack and Public Speaking

Many people associate a panic attack and public speaking. They usually have had an anxiety-producing public speaking experience...

Presenting Workshops that Are Memorable and Action Oriented

I have discovered that the majority of people prefer the hands-on workshop as their choice of presentation type. As a presenter, I also prefer leading workshops. I enjoy the interaction with participants and I feel that attendees tend to retain and use more of the material and procedures covered. In this article I share some workshop tips that I have learned over the years.

Eliminate Boredom: Change Your Speaking Pace

When speakers talk too fast or too slow they may lose their audience. Learn several techniques so that you will keep your audience awake and tuned in to what you are saying.

Motivational Speaker Says Happiness Is A Full Fridge!

When I was growing up, our refrigerator was never full. By the time the shopping was done, we three kids had already pilfered the bags and stripped them of any instantly edible goodies, like cookies. So, frighteningly little food made its way to the cupboard or even to the freezer. Imagine how magnificent it was when I slept over at my friend’s house, after a Little League game. Tony lived in a mansion. If you think I’m kidding, consider that his next door neighbor was the comedian Jack Benny, and next to his house was Lucille Ball’s (“I Love Lucy”). So his fridge was, let’s just say, different than mine, recalls Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top keynote speaker, best-selling author of 12 books and over 700 articles, and Fortune 1000 consultant.

Speak With a Relaxed Body and Mind

Learn some tricks and tips on how to speak with a relaxed body and mind

How to Prepare Your Speech; Part 2

This is part 2 of tips on how to prepare a great speech...

Model Relentless Diligence

Jan Vermeer, reaching deep within for a capacity never before considered possible, laboring long and finally succeeding in painting light. . .

3 Essentials in Planning a Craft Presentation

Sharing your passion with others can be both exciting and daunting. It gives you the chance to interest and educate your audience - but only if you're prepared. Take time out to plan what you'll do and say, as much as what you'll take, and you'll soon be giving talks no-one will want to miss.

Use These Warm-up Strategies to Give You Confidence in Your Public Speaking

Preparation is one of the keys to overcoming fear of public speaking. You work on preparing your material. There are exercises to prepare your body and your mind. But the final stage of your preparation is creating a pre-presentation routine – a warm-up, if you like. This is a set of behaviours that will work best for you so that when you begin your presentation you feel confident. Read through this article and choose what you think will work for you. It may take trial and error, but eventually you will find those things that you can do before your speech or presentation that will make you feel confident when you begin.

Presentation Dos and Don'ts

I just came back from a hosting assignment at Startup@Singapore Enterprise Launcher 2006. On the whole, I thought the event was a success. There was a good mix of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors and government agency representatives. Most of the talks were also informative. Unfortunately, I only found one of the talks (out of sixteen) to be entertaining… so you can imagine how challenging it was for me to stay awake throughout (especially with the heavy lunch and tea breaks in between)

Speaking Up for Your Career Finances

Apart from the ability to boost your career finances, public speaking is also a source of self-actualisation and of building both confidence and self-esteem.

Making A Wedding Speech? Overcome Your Fear In Seven Simple Steps

If you're one of those people who gets nervous at the prospect of having to make a wedding speech, don't despair. Even if you don't consider yourself to be a 'natural performer', there are some simple techniques you can learn to help you control the jitters.