Tag Archives: Speech Practice

What To Do Before You Give Your Next Work Presentation

 

 

work presentation

When we are asked to give a work presentation most people see it as a potential problem.  However in most cases it is a chance to improve our career opportunities if planned correctly. A work presentation gives you a chance to shine the spotlight on your personal contribution to the company. The experience has the potential to show you in a positive manner. A work presentation delivered well can impress your work colleagues. Read more

What I Learned About Speech Preparation After Hearing 400 Speeches

 

Why Speech Preparation Matters

I have listened to well over 400 speeches since I joined toastmasters and what I have learned is that speech preparation matters. It is what separates the average speech from a great speech. It is obvious who has prepared their speech and who is just winging it. A well prepared speech challenges the listener to take on a new viewpoint or embrace an old one. Read more

5 Tips on How To End A Speech That Matters

 

The Need To End A Speech Well

The objective of delivering a speech is to influence our audience and hopefully inspire them to do or look at a subject differently. When delivering a speech, a critical point is how we end it. Read more

7 Tips on How To Start A Speech That Gets Your Audience’s Attention

How to start a speech

The Need To Start A Speech Well

When we have to make a speech we want to make a good one. We all want to make a speech that matters, a speech that will influence, educate and entertain our audience. However many of us never achieve this because we fail to start a speech well. Read more

A Special Occasion Speech: 5 Lessons I Have learnt From Toastmasters

 

“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. “

Plautus

 

We will all be called to give a speech at some occasion in our life. This can be a best persons speech at a wedding, a eulogy at a funeral of a loved one, a toast at a party or any other occasion where we need to make a speech. They have one thing in common, the thought of giving a special occasion speech can be the “stuff of nightmares” for most people. Read more