Toastmasters has been a public speaking platform to millions of people in its 90+ years of existence. When you join Toastmasters, your goal is to become a more effective communicator. But many times, this goal gets side-lined. There are three types of people who DON’T get the most out of their Toastmasters membership: Those who […]
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As of writing this, I’ve been a Toastmaster for about 3 years. My life follows the clichéd journey of a kid being absolutely terrified of speaking – to becoming a speaker who has gone on to deliver multiple speeches, receiving speaking gigs even outside of Toastmasters and is now not completely terrified of the stage
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The often unspoken rule when it comes to public speaking is silence. Using silence in speech can be one of the most powerful techniques to grab your audience’s attention and make your speech more impactful. Mark Twain said, “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed
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One of the biggest problems when it comes to public speaking is a fear that your audience will not be interested in or lose interest in what you are saying while you are in the middle of your speech. To tell you the truth, this does happen often! Many speakers come on stage and go
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As a learning public speaker, I ask this question often – what is the best way to start a speech? How can I start in a manner that grips my audience for the rest of my speech? Along, the way I’ve tried and experimented with many different formats when delivering speeches. Some have worked. Most,
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Some speakers are great writers. Some are great at delivery. And some are good at both. The problem is that even if you are one of those speakers who can write good content as well as deliver well, if your speech is not structured properly, your message’s effectiveness will plummet. Structuring your speech is necessary
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It’s happened time and again – a speaker is delivering a great talk. Her speech is well structured; her delivery is strong. But when she reaches the end of her speech, for some reason it all falls flat. The audience is not sure whether the speech has just ended or not. They aren’t sure what
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As speakers, we tend to focus so much on content and delivery that we forget one of the most important elements that help make our speech truly effective – the audience! If we don’t keep our audience in mind while writing and preparing for the speech, even if the content and delivery is superb, the
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What is Voice Modulation in Public Speaking? Voice Modulation is when you control or adjust your voice. It’s when you choose to go louder or softer, faster or slower, dramatic or emotional. Basically, voice modulation means using your voice and tone to communicate your message more effectively. Without voice modulation, you would speak in a
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Speaking did not come naturally to me. It was something I had to work on…a lot! So when I started out on my public speaking journey, I knew that I had to put in the time for a ton of deliberate practice. It was the only way I could deliver an effective speech. I could
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