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When it comes to presenting, does practice make perfect? In a word, no. Practice makes permanent. Your goal should be to practice perfectly, not just practice. The more you do something, the more comfortable it feels – whether right or wrong. So, we need to do it right when we......

Evaluating Table Topics Use the CRC for all your speakers You may find it a challenge to apply the CRC to Table Topics, but it is a key approach to use. The main issue in evaluating Table Topics is time management. Normally in a 15 minute Table Topics session, you will have about 6-8 speakers t......

Let’s face it. Humor is hard! Even experienced speakers struggle with knowing how to (appropriately!) tickle their audience’s funny bones. We all enjoy listening to a funny speech –the problem is, we typically don’t think of ourselves as being funny speakers. Members of Toastmasters are no ......

Do it right, or leave it out. By Larry Getlen You’re at a party. Your friend’s sister’s cousin from Montana tells a joke about a talking flounder, a one-armed fisherman, and a Jesuit priest from Nantucket, and you haven’t laughed this hard since your Uncle Mel accidentally turned the Thanksg......

by Andrew Dlugan Dec 13th, 2011 Several readers sent in questions related to impromptu speeches, including Matthias K.: I’m pretty comfortable when I have days or even weeks to prepare a speech, but I REALLY struggle when I’m asked to speak at a moment’s notice. Do you have any tips for impro......

by Becky Blanton Sep 23rd, 2009 Ed: A few weeks ago, Becky Blanton wrote to me saying: “I used your site to help me prepare for my TEDGlobal 2009 talk! It was a godsend literally. [...] I would love to ‘give back’ by writing about what I learned from other TED talkers and my TED experience.” Th......

Some speaking sins, like the occasional “ah” or “um”, will not doom your presentation. With good content, you can earn forgiveness from the audience for those sins. Other speaking sins are so grave that when you commit them, your speech or presentation is certain to fail. This article reveals t......

by Marjorie Brody Nov 19th, 2009 Many speakers are guilty of making faulty assumptions about their presentations, and their ability to deliver them well. Sometimes even seasoned speaking professionals like me fall victim to this behavior. How about you? In this article, you will learn: 8 common ......

There I was, driving down Interstate 95, listening to Charlie “Tremendous” Jones on audio CD the day after I shared the stage with him years ago. Suddenly, he gave the advice that changed my life as a speaker. It can change yours too. He said, Don’t get your audience to listen and memorize; get t......

Ever heard an exciting title that caught your interest — only to be disappointed a short while later, when you read the article or attended an event? Ever see the title of a program that sounded kind of lame — and later heard that the session was awesome and content-rich? Because information overl......