While public speaking may be man’s greatest fear, you don’t have to allow it to be yours. Begin by thinking of it as a conversation between you and your audience. Such being the case, what do you normally do when you are talking to others? 1. You talk about a subject familiar to you, sharing [...]
It never ceases to amaze me how many people yell or shout doing great damage to their throats and vocal folds. In addition, a voice produced by yelling hurts your listeners’ ears. There is a technique, however, which saves both your throat and everyone else’s ears. It is called projection. Increasing your volume correctly involves [...]
I recently had the opportunity to hear a world-renowned public speaker and was surprised as well as disappointed by his delivery. While his message was excellent, his means of delivering that message would have gotten him a C- in my college public speaking class. Without a doubt, content is important in any form of public [...]
In public speaking, it is common knowledge that your opening must grab the attention of your audience with your initial remarks. And, beginning your presentation with the words, “Today I’m going to talk to you about….” is not the way you do that. In fact, when I was teaching at both the college and graduate [...]
That which causes your voice to sound hoarse or creates a chronic sore throat is called vocal abuse. While it is common for pop singers, it also happens to many people because of speaking and/or yelling for great lengths of time. Unfortunately, vocal abuse will not go away on its own if you continue with [...]
How to make people listen to you? Do you want people to listen and pay attention to what you say? Do you get frustrated when you talk and no one is interested in what you say? You probably spend a lot of time interacting and talking with your colleagues, friends, and family every day. Yet, [...]