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Entries from March 2007

Radio & TV Correspondents dinner speech

March 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment

President Bush’s humorous speech at 2007 Radio & TV correspondents dinner

Art of Public Speaking

March 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Tips on Art of Public Speaking by Scott Ginsberg of HelloMyNameIsScott (professional speaker and the only person in the world who wears a name tag 24-7 to make people friendlier.). These are one to two minute videos

Click here to view all of them on a single page

_{Hat tip Ross Bowring}

Categories: Public Speaking Tips

Creative Writing

March 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Here is an excellent political advertisement. Lopez Murphy of Argentina, the presidential candidate, uses creative writing to express his views

Categories: Powerful Presentations

Increase Your Reading Rate

March 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

With so much information available these days, isn’t it nice to learn to speed read? Scott Young has listed techniques to double your reading rate.

The highlights are:

1. Motivate and engross yourself, this will prevent your mind from wandering.
2. Avoid distractions such as TV, radio, noise etc.
3. Use pointers – finger or the cursor
4. Skim through the “fillers”, focus on important points.
5. Reduce subvocalization – Practice reading without moving your lips.

You may also find these articles useful:

Speed Reading Techniques

How to Learn Speed Reading – Wikihow

Speed Reading – Mindtools.com

Maximize your reading effectiveness

Speedy Reading

Test your reading speed – an online tool

Categories: Reading Tips

10 Great Tips for Better Communication

March 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Richard Denny of Richard Denny Group has 10 great tips for better communication

1. Speak to people
2. Smile at people
3. Address people by name
4. Be warm, friendly and helpful
5. Be enthusiastic about life
6. Be genuinely interested in people
7. Look for the opportunity to give praise
8. Be considerate of other people’s feelings
9. Be thoughtful and respectful of other people’s opinions
10. Be a great listener

_{Thanks to ManageYourWriting & Businesscommunicationblog}

Categories: Communication Tips

Useful Information

March 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

SlideShare.net is hosting “World’s Best Presentation” Contest. (19 March to 23 April)

Here are the contest details & rules. You can vote for People’s Choice award.

World is Flat talk by Thomas Friedman

Categories: Useful Information

Ze Frank

March 21, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Ze Frank is a humorist and public speaker based in Brooklyn, New York.

Categories: Humorous Speeches

Ten Things I Wish Everybody Knew about Dictionary

March 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Erin McKean, editor and lexicographer for the Oxford Dictionary.(55 minutes)

Categories: Great Talks

Climate Presentation by Al Gore

March 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Presentation Lessons from “An Inconvenient Truth”
Al Gore’s Convenient Presentation -Business Week examines the five Powerful communication techniques for speaking success

Categories: Powerful Presentations

What is Creativity

March 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Bob Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering in the Stanford Engineering School

Here are some examples of what Bob explains in his talk

Categories: Great Talks

Master Plan – About the power of Google

March 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

_{Thanks to Presentation Zen}

Categories: Powerful Presentations

Hans Rosling:No more boring data

March 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Hans Rosling is a professor of International Health. In this remarkable presentation, he debunks the myth about “Third World”

Categories: Powerful Presentations

Warren Buffet’s Speech at University of Florida

March 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

_{Thanks to Business Pundit}

Categories: Great Talks

Dan Gilbert – the Secret to Happiness

March 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dan Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard – What makes us happy

Categories: Great Talks

Tom Peters – 60 Second Interview

March 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a 60-second interview of Tom Peters (an expert on business management practices) He talks about leaving it all on the stage: “If you don’t fall over, then you weren’t going hard enough.”

(Thanks to KnowHR)