Art of Oratory

Speaking Tip: Don’t Overfeed Your Audience

We all love dessert! If you dine at Seasons 52, you’ll be presented with a selection of tiny sweets at…

10 months ago

Speak Under the Influence: Find Your Mentors

Though I rarely perform professionally, I play guitar every day. It’s my healthy drug and I’ve been addicted to it…

10 months ago

Famous Speeches: Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”

Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address has been recorded by numerous orators over the years, including Orson Welles, but few of…

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Famous Speeches: Winston S. Churchill “We Shall Fight on the Beaches”

(308 words) "We Shall Fight on the Beaches” is a small portion of a longer speech delivered by Winston Churchill…

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Recover Your Audience After an Exercise

How do we get our audiences to return their focus to the presenter when we've sent them off to engage…

10 months ago

Love Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

“I’m sorry, but I had only an hour to put this speech together.” “I’m sorry … I need to look…

10 months ago

What Should I Do with My Hands When I Speak?

What should I do with my hands when I speak? The first way to answer this is to consider what…

10 months ago

Technical Issues? Keep the Room Engaged!

My client wanted to broadcast my presentation to a satellite office and to some of their team members who were…

10 months ago

Stand Up! You Don’t Need Those Crutches and Filler Words

“Crutch words” and “filler words” are empty stuffing that gets inserted into speech when we can’t think of what to…

10 months ago

Speaking Tip: Don’t Leave the Stage Until the Clapping Stops

Don’t Leave the Stage Until the Clapping Stops. I’ve done it. Most experienced professionals have done it. (sounds of applause)…

10 months ago

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