I cannot tell you how many of my clients have admitted to me that they do not prepare for their presentations. When I hear that I am always stunned. If you know in advance that you are to speak to a group of people for whatever reason, how can you not prepare in advance? This is a no-brainer in my opinion.

Do you not think that every single athlete, musician, singer and actor prepares for the big game or opening night in advance? Yes, they may be extraordinarily gifted in their...

When I was teaching public speaking at the college level, I would fail any student who opened his or her presentation with the words, "Today I am going to talk about…." That is not a memorable opener and that is not the way to begin a speech or presentation.

If those words are typical of the start of your delivery, allow me to explain why it is weak.

1. We know that it istodayand not tomorrow or yesterday.

2. We know that it isyouwho is going to talk...

There are so many people with so many great messages but the moment they open their mouth to speak, the sound that emanates from their lips is anything but captivating. All too often, we are so preoccupied with the message and subsequent delivery, that we never take into account the vehicle which transports our words.

Just how good do you sound? Have you ever heard yourself on some type of recording equipment – maybe voicemail, an answering machine, or a camcorder? If you...

10 Tips On Better Communication

Getting a point across isn't always easy. Sometimes, it could be not just what you say, but HOW you say it. Have you ever been in a situation where you said something, and it just didn't come out right? Or, perhaps, you said something right, only to take a second look at it and think, "why the heck would I say that?" To become a better talker, you must be aware of other things that go into communication:

• BODY...

The poet Longfellow said, "Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending." While this 19th century poet was referring to the poem, his words are equally applicable to public speaking. Many great presentations and speeches are less than stellar because of a weak or non-existent finish.

Yes, you must grab your listeners' attention with your opening. It is a must if you want to capture your audience from the moment you begin. And, while your development...

The last thing you want in public speaking is to leave your audience abruptly hanging without the knowledge that you have concluded. In my previous article, I discussed the need for signaling the end of your talk. The 2nd criterion, however, involves reinforcing your central idea.

The most common closings are:

1. Briefly Summarizing Your Development.

If you have a few subtopics, then you could end your speech or presentation by briefly listing those subtopics which all...

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...

The verbally facile among us were not born with the ability to think and speak fluidly. Their skill is the respond of practice and a desire to appear articulate and in control. Here are three ways to practice your quick-thinking skills so you can appear more verbally fluid yourself.

ODD QUESTIONS

Print out the following questions and cut them apart, trying not to look at the actual words. A week later, turn on your tape records, take on of the questions, and respond to it....

If you have been trying to deepen your voice for some time, then you should know that there are so many different online guides all claiming to teach you how to naturally deepen your voice, and give you the strong, sexy and timber voice you have always wanted to have. However, which of these deep voice training programs is the best voice deepening program ?

I have been trying quite a number of these voices deepening programs and found out one that seemed to work very well! It...

If there's one thing I know how to do, it's meet new people

I met my boyfriend on public transit! Most of my friends right now are people I picked randomly in a crowd. Often I get asked where I find the balls for such brazen interactions.

It's really simple

If you want to meet new people, there's two things you need to get in your head. The first is that your meeting someone new -that means they've most likely never seen you before. The second is thatthey...