The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.
- Shana Alexander
What is Excellence in Speaking?
Excellence in speaking is being so good, that everyone in the room wants you to speak as much as possible. An excellent speaker is alive with energy, has fully internalized their speech, and captivates and motivates an audience to action. Without [...]

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When you are speaking, it’s not about you. It’s about the audience.
You see it in corporate presentations, professional seminars, and yes, even Toastmasters clubs…the speaker focusing on themselves and not the audience. This is the death blow for keeping your audience interested in your speech and it will cause people to not want to listen [...]

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I was reading the article, “How to Present Like Steve Jobs”on bnet the other day. What struck a cord with me was the point the author made about practicing. In the article, the author stated that in order to present a 30 minute speech, that you would have to practice for 10 hours. That statement [...]

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One of the ways that many new Toastmasters get tripped up is that they try to fix everything all at once. Maybe they say ah or um a lot. It could be that they talk to fast. Many people who have accepted that they need help, figure out a whole bunch of things that they [...]

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