It’s been said that when you open your mouth, you tell the world who you are. Like it or not people formulate opinions about us, based not only on our appearance but also on our communication skills. And while many people go to great lengths to look good, dress professionally and so on, very few people take any sort of action to improve their communication skills.

It’s no surprise that many of the world’s most successful people are also top notch...

The success of the speech is determined by the effect on the people who have just listened to it. It is in the conclusion that the speaker can make sure that he was fully understood.

A speech conclusion should be moving and powerful enough to make people do what you want them to do. It should seal the deal.

The main goals of the speech conclusion:

Making sure that everything was clear

It is the point where you are summarizing to the audience what you...

Many beginning speakers may write great speeches, but then have trouble with delivery because they don’t know how to practice effectively. Try these ideas as you prepare to deliver your speech.

1. Tape record your speech, play it back, and listen for awkward phrasing, weak transitions, and disfluencies, such as “you know”, “like”, “whatever,” “uh”, etc. Depending on the errors you hear, revise the speech, practice eliminating...

The idea of talking and that too in front of a packed auditorium and many other public appearances or may be in front of the single person is to get one of the following three objectives that is to inform, entertain or persuade and influence.

The following article will focus on the third of these items, the speech as a way to generate the listeners interest and are addressed in a concrete sense that perform a specific action.

The easiest way to accomplish this is by...

Don’t be bummed if you have stage fright. Even performers have stage fright once in a while. The difference between performers and those who let their fears get the better of them is that the former can get over it. This is because they know the right steps onhow to overcome stage fright.

First of all, one must review the performance skills. Stage fright is often related to performances on stage. If you’re suffering from stage fright minutes before it is your turn to...

There is a lot of information on the internet today about eliminating, stopping or ending your nervousness in public speaking.  I suggest learning how to control it instead, allowing your nervousness to work for you and not against you which can take your delivery to new heights.

What I offer is not a tip or a trick but the most important thing you can do when you stand to speak.  It is something physical.

1. it is something wedon't do;
2. it is something...

by Philip Yaffe

Let me confess that I am an American and l used to speak very badly. Now I speak very well, at least that is what everyone tells me. The fact is, my change from being a poor speaker to being a good speaker happened virtually overnight. Here's the story.

I was a student at UCLA in the 1960s. After graduating, I spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania, East Africa. When I got there, of course...

Do you sound like your mother, your father, your sister, or your brother?  Have you ever wondered why your voice sounds the way it does?  If you were at your parents’ home and you answered their phone, would the caller mistake you for one of your parents or possibly a sibling?

While you may sound like a particular parent or brother or sister, your speaking voice is as individual to you as are your fingerprints.  Yes, you may sound similar to that relative but...

Aren’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 the liberty to find out.

Presenting to you a list of 60 public speaking tip-bits that kept the top speakers ahead of the speaking game. So can...

I've been on testosterone for exactly 6 months now, and although my voice has deepened noticeably, I'm hoping for more. How long does it usually take for your voice to reach its final pitch?

This is one of the most popular questions we get from folks who want to quickly deepen their voice . Testosterone takes really long, but there are quicker ways you can use to deepen your voice.

The truth about using Testosterone for Getting a Deeper Voice is that Final...