Speech

One of my team member got a fear, which is the fear of public speaking. It impacts her work performance and impression from the senior management. I have been thinking how to help her to overcome it. Public speaking consistently ranks as one of the most common fears among people…

You’ve been asked to give a toast. Do it well and everyone will love you. Mess it up and you’ll loose the trust and support of everyone in the room. High stakes, high rewards. Sounds like fun, non? Here’s a structure you can put to work immediately for your next…

Good Evening, ladies and gentlemen. No human has never been disturbed by his calm, either because of circumstances or other people around us. Even when we live a ‘let it flow’ life, there will still be problems that might disturb us mentally. Because peace in life can be created by…

There is an American citizen in jail right now for criticizing Zelensky allegedly. I did a google search and did not find anything about it. To be fair here is my google search “us citizen in Ukraine prison for going against the narrative” when that yielded nothing I did one…

To build confidence start with small bursts of speaking. The goal should be to master small bits that you can then scale up with confidence. What if you could use a repeatable structure and only be “on stage” for brief moments? …

Examples from three historic leaders you didn’t know were great speakers. — I was recently at a graduation party talking about history when someone across the table suggested that Donald Trump would be remembered as one of the great speakers of American history. I was surprised to hear this, but it seemed that they had attended a political rally and had come…

The power of perspective — People give speeches all the time. Welcome speeches, acceptance speeches, graduation speeches, lectures, pep talks for a team, presentations at meetings, and all sorts of other speeches. But two of the primary speeches are a toast at a wedding and a eulogy. These are probably the only two real speeches…

A lot of information is being processed in our brains that we can’t simply describe with words. — Hearing the phrase “I’m at a loss for words” without context could mean many things. Situations can range from confusion derived from a tragic incident, all the way to being blown away by somebody else’s wit. Either way, why does it seem that sometimes there are no words that could…

Is speech tantamount to violence? From my perspective, the answer is a firm no. — Emotional and Physical Harm The power of speech is indisputable. Words have the potential to soothe or distress, to uplift or deflate, to enlighten or confound. Indeed, the effect of speech can be profound and far-reaching, causing emotional turbulence and psychological stress. …