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Three Person Dialogue?

Speakipedia Posted on February 5, 2025 by juanFebruary 5, 2025

  So many presenters miss the opportunity to engage their audiences with dialogue. Speaking is live performance; why share the words as written prose? Consider this dialogue excerpt from Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath: “If you wanta pull in here an’ camp it’ll … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira

Speakipedia Posted on January 7, 2025 by juanJanuary 15, 2025
Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira

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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #33: Lucille Ossai

Speakipedia Posted on January 3, 2025 by juanJanuary 8, 2025
Speakipedia Podcast #33: Lucille Ossai

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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins

Speakipedia Posted on October 25, 2024 by juanNovember 20, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins

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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #26: David Murray

Speakipedia Posted on October 21, 2024 by juanNovember 6, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast #26: David Murray

Transcript Dave Bricker  (00:05) 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, smart strategies, and … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #25: Rob Shanahan

Speakipedia Posted on October 10, 2024 by juanOctober 30, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast #25:Rob Shanahan

Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:07) 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 visionary speakers and thought leaders. From the heart of small town … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #19: Humphrey Bower

Speakipedia Posted on August 26, 2024 by juanSeptember 18, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast #19: Humphery Bower

Dave Bricker (00:00) 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 stories … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast # 15:
Simone Vincenzi

Speakipedia Posted on July 29, 2024 by juanAugust 21, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast # 15:Simone Vincenzi

  Transcript 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 and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

Speech Annotator (Demo)

Speakipedia Posted on July 28, 2024 by Dave BrickerAugust 16, 2024
Speech Annotator (Free)

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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast # 16:
CJ Singh

Speakipedia Posted on July 26, 2024 by juanAugust 27, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast # 16:CJ Singh

 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:09) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speekipedia Media brought to you by spekipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast # 13:
Rick Lozano

Speakipedia Posted on July 5, 2024 by juanAugust 7, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast # 13:Rick Lozano

Transcription Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speekipedia Media, brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

Speakipedia Podcast #12:
Errol Leandre

Speakipedia Posted on June 28, 2024 by juanJuly 30, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast #12:Errol Leandre

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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast # 11:
Will Bowen

Speakipedia Posted on June 25, 2024 by juanJuly 23, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast # 11:Will Bowen

Transcription 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 ☛

Speakipedia Podcast # 9:
David H. Lawrence the XVII

Speakipedia Posted on June 21, 2024 by juanJuly 10, 2024
Speakipedia Podcast # 9:David H., Lawrence the XVII

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 ☛

M&Ms, Rock Stars, and Divas

Speakipedia Posted on March 26, 2024 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

  What of M&Ms, rock stars, and divas? The rock band Van Halen had an infamous clause in their contract saying there could be no brown M&Ms backstage, or the promoter would forfeit the entire show at full price. It … More ☛

Stage Lighting and House Lighting

Speakipedia Posted on January 22, 2024 by Dave BrickerJuly 25, 2024
Stage Lighting and House Lighting

True story: Joe was hired to keynote at a huge conference—you know—a fancy stage with multiple iMag screens and colorful lights. He planned to make a splash, light up the audience, and please the meeting organizer who was in a … More ☛

Love Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

Speakipedia Posted on January 19, 2024 by Dave BrickerJuly 25, 2024
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 at my notes.” “I’m sorry to get started late; the traffic was horrible.” “I’m sorry, but my slide remote isn’t … More ☛

Intromatic (Demo)

Speakipedia Posted on December 31, 2023 by Dave BrickerAugust 16, 2024
Intromatic (Demo)

Load a demo and view the AI-generated results. Speaker Introduction Wizard by Dave Bricker A strong, interesting, and concise introduction sets the stage for your performance. It builds energy and primes your audience to focus on the problem you address, … More ☛

An Interview with Voice Artist Humphrey Bower

Speakipedia Posted on July 11, 2023 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

Find Your Voice … And Someone Else’s! Do you enjoy a good audiobook as much as I do? Australian actor Humphrey Bower voices hundreds of characters—men and women with accents from around the world. I’ve listened to over 350 hours … More ☛

Jazz and the Dangerous Magic of Creative Flow

Speakipedia Posted on June 13, 2023 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

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 ☛

What is “Dynamic Speaking?”

Speakipedia Posted on May 16, 2023 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

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 ☛

If You Think SALES is a Dirty Word…

Speakipedia Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

Do you think sales is a dirty word? Many of us think that way … and given all the tacky messages we have to sort through and delete every day, it’s no wonder. For some, the word “sales” conjures up … More ☛

Shared Stories and The Next Generation

Speakipedia Posted on December 6, 2022 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

Hooray for Hollywood! Well … maybe; maybe not. Movies about rock stars’ journeys and superheroes (Is there really a difference?) may amount to no more than the latest money grab by motion picture studios and music labels (Is there really … More ☛

Hobbyist or Professional? Be the Best in the World.

Speakipedia Posted on July 12, 2022 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

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 ☛

Who Are You to Judge?

Speakipedia Posted on September 1, 2020 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

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 ☛

Speak Standing Up!

Speakipedia Posted on April 14, 2020 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

I’ve been videoconferencing for years; this will be easy! I thought as I began my first virtual speech. When it was over, I was surprised at my lackluster performance, and by the number of filler words I used—ums, ers, and … More ☛

Public Speaking Tip: Speechcrafting Goes Beyond Speechwriting

Speakipedia Posted on January 21, 2020 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

Speechcrafting is a special discipline of which speechwriting is but a single element. The effective speechcrafting professional understands the art of narrative and also the power of stagecraft—timing, pauses, dynamics, gestures. Eloquent words delivered by a lackluster presenter will miss … More ☛

Storytelling and The Avant Garde

Speakipedia Posted on December 9, 2019 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

An accomplished jazz musician, educator, and friend pointed out that too many virtuosic young players blow a lot of noisy notes with fire and conviction, ignore the structure of the music, and brand themselves as “avant garde.” To his ears, … More ☛

Public Speaking Tip: Use Your Full Speaking Range

Speakipedia Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dave BrickerJuly 1, 2024

Speaking range is as important to a presentation as musical range is to performance. Actors refer to the combination of body and voice as an “instrument.” A piano has an eight-octave range of pitch, and the piano was originally named … More ☛

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