pause Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/pause/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:01:19 +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 pause Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/pause/ 32 32 Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-34-allison-shapira/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:35:33 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616869 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:01) 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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]]> Speakipedia Podcast 30: Patricia Fripp https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-30-patricia-fripp/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:42:53 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616632 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Intelliprompter https://speakipedia.com/intelliprompter/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:48:39 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616553 The post Intelliprompter appeared first on Speakipedia.

]]> Speakipedia Podcast #17: Bill Stainton https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-17-bill-stainton/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:16:45 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615747 Transcript   [00:00:00] Dave Bricker: 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, smart strategies, and amazing … More ☛

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]]> Speech Annotator (Demo) https://speakipedia.com/speech-annotator-free/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:49:02 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615413 Load a demo and view the generated results. By Dave Bricker Great words fail without great delivery, yet so many speechwriters deliver a manuscript and leave the performance up to the (often-inexperienced) speaker. Paste your speech into the box below … 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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]]> Speakipedia Podcast # 9:David H. Lawrence the XVII https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-9david-h-lawrence-the-xvii/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:18:52 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613517 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakypedia Media brought to you by Speakypedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Publishing Advice – Practices & Principles https://speakipedia.com/publishing-advice/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:17 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=292615 The following publishing advice is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it valuable and encouraging, even if it changes your expectations. I’ve written and published 12 books. I’ve guided many remarkable people … More ☛

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]]> How to Produce Audiobooks with Amazon ACX https://speakipedia.com/acx/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:13 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4333 This article explains how to produce and market a professional quality audiobook using Amazon ACX. Through ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange), I was able to audition voiceover talent, choose a professional producer, review the work in progress, and make my audiobook … More ☛

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]]> Commatose: the Oxford Comma, or Serial Comma https://speakipedia.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:11 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4068 The Oxford comma, or serial comma is a subject of constant debate among writers. Do we need that comma before the last item on a list? Even without a list, the comma is an important determiner of meaning. Time to … More ☛

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]]> Rhetorical Question https://speakipedia.com/rhetorical-question/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:15 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612391 A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point rather than to solicit an answer. It’s a common device in public speaking and writing that engages the audience’s thoughts or emphasizes a point. “Isn’t it time we all … More ☛

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]]> Syllepsis https://speakipedia.com/syllepsis/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:43:59 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612574 Syllepsis is not what happens after you’ve eaten too much spicy chili. Syllepsis is a figure of speech in which a word, typically a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated, but with … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #7: Kelly Swanson https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-7-kelly-swanson/ Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:35 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8648 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) 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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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #3: Scott Lesnick https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-3-scott-lesnick/ Thu, 09 May 2024 12:02:23 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8210  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 emcee Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Public Speaking Dynamics: Speak With Your Face https://speakipedia.com/speak-with-your-face/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:45:15 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=7757   Speaking involves so much more than your voice. Hand gestures, body language, stage positioning, and facial expressions all play an important role in making a speech engaging. Let’s talk about that last one. Here’s an example. “My sister called … More ☛

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]]> Famous Speeches: Patrick Henry “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” https://speakipedia.com/patrick-henry/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:40:47 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=6513 (366 words) Patrick Henry gave his famous speech to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, which convinced the convention to muster troops for the Revolutionary War. According to Edmund Randolph, the … More ☛

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]]> Speechwriting: The Magic of the One-Sentence Paragraph https://speakipedia.com/the-one-sentence-paragraph/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:16:51 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=6423 One-sen­tence para­graphs are com­mon when short pieces of di­a­log are being ex­changed, but con­sider the ef­fect of se­r­ial one-sen­tence para­graphs in other con­texts. The fol­low­ing ex­cerpt from my sailing memoir, The Blue Monk de­scribes an ocean cross­ing in a small … More ☛

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]]> Stand Up! You Don’t Need Those Crutches and Filler Words https://speakipedia.com/crutches-and-filler-words/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:05:51 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=5555 “Crutch words” and “filler words” are empty stuffing that gets inserted into speech when we can’t think of what to say. Obvious examples are “like,” “well,” and “you know.” This whole thing is like, you know, some sort of bad … More ☛

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]]> The Power Pause! https://speakipedia.com/the-power-pause/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:33:06 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4347 If you asked me a question—a deep or complex question—and I shot back a quick answer, you might conclude that I didn’t care enough to think about what you wanted to know. On the other hand, if I paused and … More ☛

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]]> Teleprompters https://speakipedia.com/teleprompters/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:04:13 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4297 All these speaking tips—hundreds of videos. Every one of them is scripted and displayed on a teleprompter app. I don’t do that on stage, but I can load the scripts for dozens of videos into my teleprompter, record them in … More ☛

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]]> Speaking: Speak With Your Face https://speakipedia.com/speaking-speak-with-your-face/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:42:05 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4087 Speaking involves so much more than your voice. Hand gestures, body language, stage positioning, and facial expressions all play an important role in making a speech engaging. Let’s talk about that last one. Here’s an example: My sister called and … More ☛

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]]> Public Speaking Dymamics: Vary Your Tempo https://speakipedia.com/public-speaking-dymamics-vary-your-tempo/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:48:33 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3892 Tempo is speed, and it’s an important element of dynamic speaking. On a basic level, be aware of whether you’re speaking too fast, especially if you have non-native English speakers in your audience. We speed up our speaking when we … More ☛

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]]> Pause After Telling a Joke https://speakipedia.com/pause-after-telling-a-joke/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:45:29 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3847 I coached a speaker who had entered a humorous speech contest. Her trial run in front of a supportive audience at her Toastmasters club didn’t go very well. Air travel has gotten so difficult. They shred your luggage and send … More ☛

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]]> Pause After Asking a Question https://speakipedia.com/pause-after-asking-a-question/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:28:07 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3842 Did you ever wish you could make yourself invisible? Did you ever wish you could just fly away? Did you ever wonder why speakers ask so many rhetorical questions? Opening a speech with questions is a powerful way to engage … More ☛

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]]> Open a Speech with Questions https://speakipedia.com/open-a-speech-with-questions/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:07:08 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3826 One simple way to open a speech is with questions—usually three. How will you captivate your audience at the beginning of your next speech? How will you show them you have a message they care about? How will you assure … More ☛

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]]> How Long Can You Pause? https://speakipedia.com/how-long-can-you-pause/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:15:55 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3546 One of the most difficult skills in speaking… [pause] Is becoming comfortable and confident with long paues. Speakers and musicians are afraid that if they pause for too long, the time will break and the audience will disengage. That’s true … More ☛

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]]> Dynamics Means “Change” https://speakipedia.com/dynamics-means-change/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:14:18 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3441 So many speakers think a “dynamic” speaker should use their FM radio rock and roll DJ voice all the time. [DJ voice] They never speed up. They never slow down. Their pitch never goes up. Their pitch never goes down. … More ☛

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]]> How Do I Know How Long My Speech Will Be? https://speakipedia.com/how-do-i-know-how-long-my-speech-will-be/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:25:59 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3478 Often—usually—we’re asked to speak for a certain number of minutes. If we have ten minutes to speak, how can we avoid writing a 30-minute talk that has to be edited down? How can we steer clear of having to rush … 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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]]> ‘Twas the Month Before Christmas https://speakipedia.com/twas-the-month-before-christmas/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:05:48 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1590   Here’s a little holiday fun. Thanks for reading my storytelling posts. Have a safe, happy, and prosperous season. ’Twas a month before Christmas, when all through the land Every forklift was stirring, precisely as planned Products were lined on … More ☛

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]]> Jazz and the Dangerous Magic of Creative Flow https://speakipedia.com/flow/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:01:49 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4495 Perhaps you’ve experienced flow writing. You sit down, watch your fingers tap away at the keyboard, and wonder, Where did that come from? Did I write that? That’s really good!  Sometimes the experience of flow can be as simple and … More ☛

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]]> What is “Dynamic Speaking?” https://speakipedia.com/dynamic-speaking/ Tue, 16 May 2023 14:01:54 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4421 We often hear about “dynamic speaking,” but what does that mean? The dictionary defines “dynamics” as “the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process.” Essentially, “dynamics” means “change,” and if you want your … More ☛

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]]> Punch Up Your Elevator Pitch https://speakipedia.com/elevator-pitch/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 15:00:12 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4266 The “elevator pitch” is an essential professional tool—a tool that should be kept razor sharp and as ready to deploy as a handshake and a smile—and yet, most professionals are woefully bad at introducing themselves. Have you ever attended a … More ☛

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]]> Sound Advice for Writers & Publishers https://speakipedia.com/writing-publishing-advice/ https://speakipedia.com/writing-publishing-advice/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:00:26 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=3361 The following advice on writing and publishing is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it valuable and encouraging, even if it changes your expectations. I’ve written and published twelve books, and I’m … More ☛

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]]> https://speakipedia.com/writing-publishing-advice/feed/ 1 Reading Aloud Doesn’t Have to Be Boring https://speakipedia.com/reading-aloud/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:00:01 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1099 Keep your lis­ten­ers’ at­ten­tion while read­ing aloud. The host an­nounces the next au­thor. She walks to the lectern, of­fers a syn­op­sis, and be­gins read­ing aloud. It’s not bad prose—and I can’t say that for every writer here—but after three pages … More ☛

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]]> The Virtuoso, the Teacher, & the Centipede https://speakipedia.com/virtuoso/ https://speakipedia.com/virtuoso/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:00:46 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=866 One Sunday morning not long after I had been introduced to sailing, I was enjoying a cup of coffee in the cockpit of my friend Strider’s boat. The sounds of rustling canvas alerted me to watch a bronzed man on … More ☛

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]]> https://speakipedia.com/virtuoso/feed/ 1 Another Boring Speaker! The Problem and How to Fix It. https://speakipedia.com/boring-speaker/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:00:30 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1393 “This should be a great presentation,” said Jess as we walked into the Chamber of Commerce breakfast and grabbed a table near the platform. The speaker made a gazillion dollars taking startups public. He’s the CEO of…” “Why does everyone … 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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]]> https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/feed/ 4 Public Speaking Tip: Body Language and Spoken Language https://speakipedia.com/body-language/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:00:19 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2144 Body language and spoken language: Combine them strategically to enhance audience engagement. In my 2019 Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest entry, I parodied the “speaker’s journey” from being paralyzed by fear to joining Toastmasters to becoming a confident presenter. (Toastmasters International … More ☛

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]]> The Time and Tempo of Storytelling https://speakipedia.com/time-and-tempo/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:00:50 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1980 Great storytellers are masters of time and tempo. What is this mysterious thing called “time?” Does it flow at the same speed for everyone? If we encounter a life-threatening situation, time is a stream of cold honey. If we’re nervous … More ☛

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