A to Z of Public Speaking: J is for Jargon

I love books; I don’t think that there is anyone who knows me that would argue with that!  And I really love old books; especially the feeling that comes with picking up a book over a hundred years old with a real sense of all those who have loved and cherished...

A – Z of Public Speaking: I is for Inspiration

A very common question that we are often asked in our workshops is what do we choose to speak about? How do you come up with your speeches? Where do you get the inspiration for that wonderful presentation? Often with business presentations you have your topic given to...

A – Z of Public Speaking: H is for Humour

We all love to laugh. It is known that we are well disposed towards those that make us laugh. Any public speaker needs to have their audience ‘well disposed’ towards them; so it makes sense that we need to come to grips with the use of humour. Unfortunately,...

A – Z of Public Speaking: F is for Familiarisation

Can you remember back to your first day at school? How strange and frightening it all was. Every thing was new, and you had no idea where things were. What would happen if you needed to use the bathroom…? Your overwhelming emotion was a fear of the unknown.And...

A – Z of Public Speaking: E is for Eyes

The eyes are the window of the soul. – English ProverbIn public speaking this is particularly true –making eye contact with your audience ensures you involve your audience in your speech, allows you to monitor the audience response to your speech and allows...

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