Reflection on the book, “Essentials of Public Speaking”, by Warren DuBois

As we continue our research and build our knowledge on the subject of public speaking, it can be helpful to reflect on the strategies used by those considered experts in the field. In this case, Warren…

Presentation time!

This week I had another chance to improve my public speaking skills and put into practice what I have been researching for my Skills Hacking Project. In my Political Economy class we needed to give a short presentation about crypto-currencies and their impact on the economy, and I decided to…

Introduction

My name is Scott Covino, a student at the University at Buffalo, and this blog will focus on the soft skill of public speaking, a skill frequently overlooked but nonetheless incredibly important. This skill is important to me because, as someone who plans on going to law school, public speaking will play…

Analysis of “Three pieces of advice to build confidence for public speaking” by Gary Vaynerchuk

Public speaking is difficult, especially when it is in front of a fairly large group. However, as previously mentioned on my blog, confidence is one of the most…

Another day, another chance to improve public speaking.

As the treasurer for the Mock Trial club here at the University at Buffalo, I hold a leadership position, and as such, am actively involved in recruitment of new members. Specifically, I was asked to run a meeting for potential future…

Reflecting on “Another day, another experience” by C. Max Glazowski

In his post, Mr. Glazowski, a student at the University at Buffalo, focuses on the skill of negotiation and how he utilized it when trying to get all his friends to go to the showing of a movie together. He begins…

New Public Speaking experience

This weekend I was able to put into practice some of the new techniques I learned while conducting research about public speaking. Specifically, this weekend I participated in the regional Mock Trial tournament in Buffalo, New York. At this tournament, my role as an attorney…