Category: Speaking Tips
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Speak to Inspire: Techniques from Motivational Speakers to Reach Your Audience
Also known as inspirational speakers, motivational speakers deliver speeches with the precise goal of motivating and inspiring the audience. Their job is to lead the audience to look at things from a different perspective. Making use of persuasive speech tactics, they need to reach and engage every person in the audience, while inspiring and educating…
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The structure of a speech – addressing needs
It’s time to prepare a speech. You have the topic and the delivery date. Now, you need to find a structure on which to base your speech. Structure will help you deliver the message in an organized, understandable way. The basic structure of any piece of writing, no matter the form, is: introduction, body, and…
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Internationally mixed audience – perspectives on presenting
Capturing and keeping the attention of an international audience is a challenge. Here are some tips on cross cultural communication for how to deal with diversity in your audiences, when you prepare and present!
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Humor is no joke in public speaking
Humor can be used to improve situations. It improves social relationships, diffuses tension, and helps us to address difficult topics. Humor allows us to laugh together, leaving a good feeling between us. It is no different for public speaking. Humor is a resource that can improve your presentation. Don’t worry, you don’t need to be…
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How to give a speech in a second language
Speaking or presenting in public is, generally, a great source of anxiety and insecurity. Doing it in a foreign language can make the experience even more overwhelming and frightening. Many of Virtual Orator’s clients are people who need to do public speaking in English, which is a second language for them. More than anything, they…
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Assertive communication can reduce your stress levels
Surely you’ve been told about the importance of being assertive many times in your life. Assertiveness is a basic communication skill. According to Psychology Today, “Assertiveness is a social skill that relies heavily on effective communication, while simultaneously respecting the thoughts and wishes of others.” Challenging to master, assertiveness is crucial in the field of…
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Focusing on the audience for a successful speech
When talking about public speaking, our main reason to be there is the audience. Our goal is to captivate them and deliver the information we have in the best way possible for them. Finding out which is the best way is the challenge. All audiences are different; yet, there are some general types that can…
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Time’s up! Practicing time limit for your presentation
All of us have been in one of those presentations where the speaker don’t respect the time limit. They just go on and on; it seems that it will never end. You may have also experienced a speaker in a rush, seeming to spew the message at his audience. When the presentation ends earlier than…
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Release Anxiety in a Breath
Do you feel the fear build up before you have to speak to an audience? I accidentally found a way that works for me when anxiety is building and I think it might work for others. It is simple and doesn’t require any practice to be effective. The best part? you get to channel your…
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#imprompTuesdays – Your weekly public speaking training
Introducing #imprompTuesdays. Tuesdays are now the day for impromptu public speaking. What? Why? A recent research paper by Mortaji indicates that holding a weekly, low pressure impromptu speech can both significantly reduce fear and at the same time improve skills. That’s great results from just doing a simple, actionable task. It doesn’t take a lot…