11 Steps to Add Facts in A Speech Without Making It Boring
Poor presentation techniques leading to disinterested audiences
Public Speaking: The Carrier of Your Career
Career advancement and public speaking go hand in hand. Public speaking helps your professional career as it showcases a plethora of required desirable qualities such as confidence, creativity, leadership, professionalism, and excellent communication skills, to name a few. A candidate automatically stands out from the crowd, with the possession of such skills. If it had …
Is Public Speaking a Learnable Skill?
YES. Public speaking is a learnable skill. Just like any other skill, it can be acquired, improved and developed at the same time. It has nothing to do with you being an introvert, you can still give an impactful speech and be a good orator. People who do public speaking are not simply just born …
11 Steps to Help You Keep Time During Your Presentation
Some researchers say that the attention span of the human mind is only about 8 seconds. Even if we assume this to be a more pessimistic approach, there still exists a huge challenge faced by every presenter, in keeping their audience enraptured. A key concept that successful orators and presenters use is the dictum of …
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Public Speaking Lessons from Chimamanda’s “The Danger of a Single Story”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a prominent and award-winning Nigerian female writer. She writes across genres in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting. She is an activist and a renowned public speaker addressing various issues, including feminism, the literary arts, race, and the history of war. We all appreciate TED Talks for inspiration, don’t we? If you …
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Getting Your ‘Wordsworth’: Poetry in Public Speaking
Expression is the heart and soul of good oration. To express is to impress, and thus, by using the powerful tool of poetry in public speaking, one will impactfully resonate with their audience. To be able to inculcate poetry in one’s speech is both, an art, and a skill. Its effective use can elegantly sway …
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All you need to know about Presentation Handouts
What is a Presentation Handout? A presentation handout or a handout is a piece of printed information which is handed over to the audience after a presentation, meeting, or a conference. It’s an integral part of the total experience of your audience. A well-thought handout may be your best tool towards ensuring your message is …
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5 Public Speaking Tips for Introverted Students
If that title in itself is giving you anxiety, don’t worry. You aren’t the only one. Public speaking, as a principle, can be extremely scary, for even the most outgoing people out there. It’s you. In front of a group of people. And that’s the problem, isn’t it? People. Those very people who will laugh …
9 Storytelling Approaches For Your Next Speech or Presentation
Storytelling is an ancient art form and a valuable form of human experiences. It is an interactive art of using words and actions to unravel the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” Robert McKee Public speaking has …
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The Surprising Power of Vulnerability in Public Speaking
In every walk of life, there exists a grossly underestimated and intangible, yet supremely powerful aspect which could manifest everything one has ever dreamt of and yearned for. Never must we downgrade the power of connection. When it comes to public speaking, vulnerability gifts a person the ability to be genuine and authentic. For, there …
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