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