The Best Mans Speech. If you're the best man then no doubtedly you may need an idea of what to say with your Best Mans Speech. Should you not, then you could possibly have a tricky responsibility upon your hands.

Here is a good one liner to say in your opening speech:

"Being asked to be the best man - is
like being asked to sleep with the queen.

It's a honor...... but no one wants to do it!"

Now that ought to soften up the...

Speaking is a universal means of communicating and conversing with other people. If you know how to speak well and talk to other people in a manner that is understandable and pleasing to the ears, you sure will conquer greater heights. But do you know that every person isn’t born a great speaker? This just goes to show that speaking effectively is something you’re not born with, for it is a skill that is learned, honed, and cultivated.

Now, does the abovementioned...

Allow me to begin by asking you a few questions.

1.  Do you believe that the image you project has an impact on your life, either professionally or personally?

2.  Have you heard your voice on your voicemail, answering machine, or camcorder recently?

3.  Do you like what you hear on that recording equipment?

You probably do believe that the image you project is important.  You may even feel that your visual image is as important as your...

Getting a deeper voice is fast becoming a thing which most people want to do. This is because it has been proven that people who talk with a deep, strong voice tone turn to command more respect and admiration than people who have just a normal voice, or even worst, a squeaky voice.

As you might already know, your voice sounds deeper in the mornings, after a good night sleep. This is because the muscles around your vocal chords have spend hours resting and in the morning they...

The Major problem that most people facing when comes to public speaking is the unnecessary stress created from their fears such as fear of loss, fear of the unknown, fear of embarrassment, fear of losing faces… these are the major causes of all the needless pressures that hinders their performances, be it a toss over the dinner table, business presentation or large scale social events. So how shall you get rid of all these pointless tensions and make a fear free public...

If you answered yes to the questions, you can be a successful speaker. It doesn't need an impressive background or a significant experience to be a successful motivational speaker. In reality, anybody can become a motivational speaker. It just takes the passion to inspire and the knack in marketing your speaking services.

Everyone needs to get motivated and inspired and everything that we do has to start with an end in mind. Actions are dictated by motivation and we do certain...

The title of this article is the same as a famous book by Richard Bayan that is used by marketing professionals around the world. As I was looking through it the other day I realized that the same kinds of words could be used in public speaking to get the same kinds of effects.

We want to sell our ideas don't we? We want to increase our credibility don't we? We want to move people to action don't we? These are all the things that good advertising copywriters try to do in print...

Six Keys to Connecting at a Keynote Speech:

Start by Immersing Yourself in the Experience!

By Darren LaCroix

If you are a celebrity speaker earning tens of thousands of dollars per speech, you don’t need any help “connecting” with your audience. You are famous. You have their attention.

For the rest of us, to best serve our audiences, we need to go above and beyond to connect with them. In fact, when I first started speaking...

If you are like many people on the world today who have a squeaky, high pitched voice, then deepening your voice will be a good thing for you to invest your time and money in. You may not know this, but your voice tone and how it sounds, says a lot about you. Many people use it as a judging factor, and can greatly contribute to molding a positive or negative first impression towards another person.

Unfortunately, some people have really high pitched squeaky voices which are...

Apply these basic principles when speaking in front of the youth.

Humor and Enthusiasm

Speaking to the youth requires more enthusiasm and humor from the speaker. These kids and young adults are highly impressionable but easily bored. Being too preachy in an unexciting manner will easily turn them off. Speakers should always try to inject humor in their speeches. Enthusiasm is infectious and it should start with the speaker.

Making the youthful audience laugh...