23rd April 2007
In every business (especially start-ups), its survival is usually dependent on two factors: competitve advantage and point of differentiation. This principle is also extremely applicable to speakers. With so many speaking resources available (books, works...
23rd April 2007
Lots and lots of stage time
Ok let’s be honest. There is NO way you can improve your public speaking skills unless you get out there to speak! Just like swimming, you will never be able to master it just by reading a book. Granted that the book may ...
09th April 2007
Most of us don’t really have the luxury of creating speeches weeks in advance. And even if we do, we tend to leave it till the very last minute. I’m definitely guilty of that. This entry talks about how you can create a speech in less than 10 mins tha...
09th April 2007
:: Caution - This is not for the faint-hearted::
In the marketing literature, we learnt about the infamous 4Ps: Product, Price, Place and Promotion. They are important variables to a successful marketing campaign. However not long ago, Seth Godin intro...
09th April 2007
One of the fastest (and fun!) way you can grow as a speaker is to be an active audience. Evaluate ALL speakers that come your way, Simon Cowell style! This is how you can have a clearer understanding of what separates a mediocre speaker from a good speake...
09th April 2007
I recently received a very interesting question and I would like to take some time to answer it here.
“Can you share with me on… how to make small talks with people of higher authority? (for eg, after attending a talk, there’re many people worth ...
09th April 2007
Have you ever counted the number of “uh”, “urm”, “you know”, “hmm” or “now” littered in your speech? I did. Not pretty. I still remember the first time when someone counted for me. It was so bad that he stopped counting at 60. I wasn...
