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Craig Strachan - public speaking coach
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Public Speaking coaching & training, PowerPoint optimisation, public speaking, MC, keynote speaker, seminars, creating excellence in communication
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Public Speaking groop - great resource
Here is a great resource for public speaking. Whether you are an experienced speaker, or just wanting to improve, it has something for you. While the site is called Talking Toastmasters, it is for anybody interested in public speaking (not...
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The A-Z of public speaking
The A-Z of public speaking in 26 phrases... Have a great attitude on and off the stage Body language and gestures enhance your message Make connections with the audience Delivery and content are key Speak with energy and enthusiasm Facts...
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Sticking to the CODE…
A simple method to improving your speeches Content – what is your topic, why this topic, what is your angle on the topic, why is it important to the audience, what stories are you going to tell to illustrate your...
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In the Company of Leaders - free ebooks
On the the keynote sessions at the recent Toastmasters Convention was presented by Bob Hooey - "The Ideas Man". His speech was entitied "The Power of One - you can do and will make a difference" - a very relevent...
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15 common mistakes speakers make
This list is from a brain-storming session we held at the recent World Champions Edge summit in Calgary. No message To many messages Ingoring your audience No pausing “chicken soup” stories (using other common stores and not using your own...
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Back in South Africa
In case you are wondering why my blog has been so quiet, it is because I spent the last two weeks at the Toastmasters annual convention, and the World Champions Edge summit. One of the great things about Champs Edge...
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Get your message across in 6'40" with Pecha-kucha
Pecha-kucha is an unusual method used to create PowerPoint presentations. The rules are simple. You can only create 20 slides, and you have to display each slide for exactly 20 seconds. This gives you 6 minutes and 40 seconds to...
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Are you wasteful with words?
I heard an interview on the radio this morning in which the interviewee said “It is obvious that our advertisement offended some people, however sales clearly went up”. This got me thinking about how often we use superfluous and meaningless...
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Ben Zander - update
I found a video of Ben Zander online at TED. You can view it below. TED has loads of great videos that you can download for free, including Al Gore, Malcolm Gladwell, Bono and Peter Gabriel. Topics are diverse and...
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Ben Zander in Cape Town - 25% discount
I had the opportunity of seeing Ben Zander speaking last year, and it was a remarkable experience. He is a world-renowned conductor and an inspirational speaker on Leadership and the ‘Art of Possibility’ (he co-authored the book ‘Art of Possibility’...
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