The average attention span of a literate adult is 20 minutes.

Good, you think to yourself. 20 minutes is plenty of time.

But how many speeches have you sat through where you fell asleep within the first two minutes?

And how afraid are you that people are going to do the same for yours?

It seems terribly obvious: unless you’re interesting, no one is going to pay attention. When you watch an episode of the O.C. or Gray’s Anatomy, you’re there to...

The former President of Nigeria  Olusegun Obasanjo fondly called “ Baba Iyabo” made an attempt to ask the nation if we needed a federal police system at the same time former Governor of Lagos state Asiwaju of Yoruba land Tinubu was advocating for a state police, the issue became so popular that it generated lots of opinions among Nigerians in and out of the country and in my contribution which was titled “ Towards internal Security” which was...

A NEW HYBRID METHOD FOR ASSESMENT OF SUBSURFACE WATER FOR POTABILITY- A CASE STUDY OF TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY,

S .INDIA

A new hybrid fuzzy Simulink model has been developed to assess the groundwater quality levels in Tiruchirappalli city, S. India. Water quality management is an important issue in the modern times. The  data  collected  for  Tiruchirappalli city  have  been ...

Imagine watching a speaker who has wonderful words of advice, encouragement, experience and/or success and that speaker never once looks in your direction – in fact, that speaker never acknowledges you or anyone filling those seats to hear his/her wonderful words. Does that happen? More often than you may think.

I have seen, as well as worked with, many people who have strong delivery skills but are lacking in one particular area. They are unable to make eye contact with...

In this article, the following six points will be discussed:

1) The three categories of the Prophet Muhammad's speeches

2) An example of Hadith Qudsi that gives you an idea about Allah's Mercy

3) The verse of the Noble Quran that supports this Hadith Qudsi

4) The difference of Allah's Mercy and man's mercy

5) Allah has decreed for Himself mercy as a bounty from Him

6) The Story of Abraham and his disbeliever guest when Allah blamed...

1. Is the speaker's topic right for my audience?

2. Does the speaker have verifiable references?

3. Does the speaker have audio and/or video demonstration materials? These materials should show you what the speaker is like in front of an audience. Caution: Don't get hung up on the topical information on the demo tape. Remember that you are looking to see how the speaker or trainer works at the front of the room.

4. Does the speaker customize? To what level?

5. Is...

There are tons of ways you can use to deepen your voice. If you have a high pitched voice that is affecting your enjoyment of life, then you can try some of these deep voice training tips below and hopefully one will work for you.

1-Sing and say things in a tenor voice, or as low as your voice will allow; a lot of guys have alto voices like Ozzy Osbourne. But possibly say things deeper.

2-Also throat lozenges help to deepen your voice: Practice with a tape...

As you choose a motivational conference speaker, it is important to note that not everybody will be suitable for your event. You must select the right personalities as the right motivational speaker for your conference. Your event is also distinct by nature and must engage a matching personality for a speaker.

For conferences or seminars or workshops, people generally expect long speeches on technical issues. Many people can find these events tedious and find themselves helplessly...

There’s a very popular addition to the language around at the moment.  It is used by a majority of speakers from TV and radio presenters, public speakers and possibly members of your family.

It is unfortunately taking over all our conversations and threatening to destroy clear and concise communication.  It will double the amount of time that it takes to deliver a simple message and its overuse can affect the ability of our listeners to understand our...

This article will discuss some of the biggest mistakes you can make in your motivational speaking career.

Ignoring the importance of the Introduction

If I were to decide what the most important part of the speech is I would say that it has got to be the introduction.

No matter how great speech is, if you cannot grab interest in your introduction, your speech content will potentially fall to deaf and very bored ears. Have you ever heard of the saying, 'First impressions...