SPEAKERS TIPS GENERAL

The human brain starts working the moment you are born, and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.
A person under the influence of his feelings projects the real self, acting naturally and spontaneously.
A speaker who is interested will usually be interesting.(Dale Carnegie.)
A good speech is a combination of WHAT you say and HOW you say it. Remember, most audiences are not hostile to you.
Rather they want you to succeed.

Public speaking can be learned by most people. One way to open up communication is to use the names of people in the audience. If you are afraid to get up and be heard, order the Golden Speakers audio-tape package.

Make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard and feel what you felt. Audiences are not interested in excuses or apologies. Just deliver your speech.
A speech should be like a woman's skirt: Long enough to cover the topic yet short enough to be interesting. (Winston Churchill)
A good speaker is one whose spirit enters the soul of the pupil. (Sonia Sarnoff)
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. Benjamin Franklin)

The Tips & Quotes Ezine features tips on:

VOICE

SCRIPT CONSTRUCTION GENERAL

SCRIPT CONSTRUCTION "THE CONCLUSION"

SCRIPT CONSTRUCTION "THE BODY"

SCRIPT CONSTRUCTION "THE OPENING"

SCRIPT CONSTRUCTION "THE PREAMBLE"

TIMING

YOUR NOTES

IMAGE

BODY LANGUAGE

VISUALS

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

CONQUER NERVOUSNESS

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

The ability to conquer nervousness and speak with self-confidence is not difficult to acquire. It is not a gift bestowed by Providence on only a few rarely endowed individuals. Everyone can develop his own capacity if he has sufficient desire to do so. (Dale Carnegie.)

How do YOU get paid, when I speak?