Motivation is something that we have been getting right from the beginning of our life from our parents and dear ones but then we tend to miss a lot of such good stuffs when we grow up and don't most often get them when we need them the most. We might have to seek help of people who have come out of a problem or a slight depression successfully with flying colors like a butterfly. You might have to go to motivational speakers who would trigger off your self confidence once more and...

MAID OF HONOUR SPEECH

The maid of honour has duties that may predate the actual day of nuptials by months; helping the bride with:

• Inspecting venues
• Coordinating pre-nuptial events and parties
• Choosing themes
• Shopping for the bridal gown
• Taking bridesmaids and flower girls for fittings
• Giving moral and physical help to the bride

This is even before the dreaded wedding speech looms.

Remember, after all the above,...

Motivational speaking can be a hit or miss for many people and some people learn the hard way by making rookie mistakes as they start their career. The job involves a lot of skills and you need to practice and hone them. Speakers know they should sharpen their speaking skills but some forget the marketing aspect of the job.

Here are some tips to get you on your way to a lucrative speaking career. Just follow these tips and you can land speaking jobs that make you tons of...

A wedding toast can be a scary thing, especially if you aren’t used to standing up and talking in front of large groups of people.

To make matters worse, you will probably be delivering your wedding toast when you are tired and you might have had a little too much to drink.

Add this to the fact that the video camera is going to be zoomed in to catch every facial expression and every syllable you say and you’ve got one tough situation to deal with.

So how...

You have found the speech, you have practiced it diligently, and now comes the moment where you show everyone what it is you have been working on late into the night.  The Declamation rounds are where your dedication to detail will be seen.  That is, if you can calm your heartbeat and capture those butterflies wispily lofting about in your stomach.  Too often panic bests us and tampers with all the precision we have planed for our version of a perfect performance. ...

We all have to know that life keeps on going on and is coming with many good chance for all of us but in the right timing.TO succeed you have to be full of hope.

There are many things in this life that are under our control, so we have to dinstinguish well between things and to know that some of our dreams are real dreams as the word dream sounds, this means that we can do nothing to live them as real. In my opinion, 90% of dreams can be converted to real by our concern. From my...

Marketing materials are essentially used to make the public aware of your services and expertise. The goal is to advertise successfully so your marketing materials should present the right message and at the same time, they should be enticing to your potential audience.

There are a lot of materials that can be used in motivational speaking; from brochures, business cards, posters, to demo video tapes, audio tapes, and CDs. For any of these things, there are principles to follow to...

Right from your invitation to speak you can establish control of your audience. Firstly, act confidently even if you don't feel that way. Otherwise you may unnecessarily worry the organisers of the event.

Making the right preparations will ensure that you are in control of yourself and your audience even before they arrive:

- Know your audience - Research your audience thoroughly. There are many types of audience. Is it a professional conference or a football banquet? What...

Teachers get it; drill sergeants get it; singers get it; and, politicians get it – just ask Hillary Clinton! Ministers, coaches, trainers, and aerobic instructors get it. Anyone who overuses his/her voice on a daily basis can get it. Rooting for your favorite team can do it as well as yelling at your kids all day.

It plagues many people. And, if it is affecting you, you can hear it and you can feel it. It is called vocal abuse and it will not go away on its own unless you...

I was doing an event for 3200 people in California and it was a really big deal. I had a two stage managers with headsets counting down 30 seconds till show time, a personal assistant and complete video crew for tape and image projection. Everything was hustle and bustle and rush, rush, rush.

I had another bunch of assistants who, on cue, were going to distribute plastic glow stars so the whole room would be lit with the stars for the grande finale where I had blacked out the...