contests Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/contests/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:58:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg contests Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/contests/ 32 32 Rock Your Talk – Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 – 11AM https://speakipedia.com/rock-your-talk/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:43:07 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=617409 Master The Art of the Short Talk Craft Your Winning Pitch Dominate Toastmasters Contests Leap From the Page to the Stage   Dave Bricker, Rosemary Ravinal, and the City of Doral invite you to join an intimate group of creative … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-28-rich-hopkins/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:12:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616402 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #12:Errol Leandre https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-12errol-leandre/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:03:54 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613622 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media, brought to you by Speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by Its Cover – Part 1 https://speakipedia.com/judging-book-cover-design-1/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:02 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2803 Nothing screams “amateur” like a poorly crafted book cover. The standards for book design aspired to by trade publishers are not all that high, but self-publishers routinely fall short of them. If you want your book to be taken seriously, … More ☛

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]]> Gatekeepers and Self-Publishing https://speakipedia.com/gatekeepers-selfpublishing/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:58 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2256 Indie publishers complain that the mainstream publishing establishment acts as a “gatekeeper.” Many readers rely on big publishing houses to filter out low quality books—even though trade publishers regularly print celebrity crap with impunity. Indie publishers often see themselves as … More ☛

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]]> Win the Debate: Don’t Insult Your Opponent https://speakipedia.com/debate-respect-your-opponent/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:55:52 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=7529 Whether you’re debating alone or on a team, the way you treat your opponents will affect your credibility. When asserting the superiority of your arguments, it can be tempting to denigrate the other team: My opponents are clearly ignorant of  … More ☛

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]]> How to Win Speaking Contests https://speakipedia.com/how-to-win-speaking-contests/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:14:05 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4772 Especially if you’re in Toastmasters, you may wish to challenge yourself to compete in a speaking contest. Here are a few tips for winners. Read the ballot. The judges will score you based on a variety of factors. Why guess … More ☛

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]]> Join Toastmasters, Even if You’re a Pro https://speakipedia.com/join-toastmasters-even-if-youre-a-pro/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:00:43 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3654 Toastmasters is a global organization dedicated to the art of public speaking. With over 270,000 members in 148 countries, chances are good that there’s at least one Toastmasters club near you. Though the quality of individual clubs varies, Toastmasters offers … More ☛

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]]> Break Up Your Speech with Dynamic Ramps https://speakipedia.com/break-up-your-speech-with-dynamic-ramps/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:29:46 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3374 What is a “dynamic ramp?” In your speech, perhaps you share a story from many years ago and then you jump to a recent story, and then you add a conclusion at the end. That’s three distinct sections. How will … More ☛

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]]> Hobbyist or Professional? Be the Best in the World. https://speakipedia.com/hobbyist-or-professional/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:00:30 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1719 Hobbyist or professional? True professionals dedicate their lives to being the best in the world at whatever they do—not some day, but today—every day. Not try, do. I have played guitar almost every day for almost forty years. I play … More ☛

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]]> Who Are You to Judge? https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/ https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:00:18 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2882 Have you ever been disappointed with a judge’s call—in a courtroom, on a ball field, or in a contest? Who are you to judge? In August of 2020, I watched eight finalists compete in the World Championship of Public Speaking, … More ☛

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