Learning Public Speaking

One reason why you should not have Twitter responses in Powerpoint presentations

Drew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:59:19 +0000

I kept thinking about reasons why you should using Twitter in Powerpoint is a bad idea. I thought about being able to read a room. Speakers need to be able to look at the audience’s reactions. If speakers are relying on Twitter, they lose their ability to read nonverbal cues. Once again, a speaker needs to be [...] Related posts:

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5 to Speak Podcast: Ep. 32 – Question Time

Drew — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:54:33 +0000

Drew answers your public speaking questions. Questions deal with taking a public speaking class, anxiety, and the negatives to having Twitter in Powerpoint Related posts:5 to Speak – Ep. 27 – Twitter to Powerpoint This is the first podcast that talks about intermediate concepts... 5 to Speak Podcast: Ep. 31 – How to Practice Drew talks [...] Related posts:

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5 Tips from a Public Speaking Teacher about Battledecks

Drew — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:44:18 +0000

Photo credit: LaughingSquid.com I wish I was going to South by Southwest just to see Battledecks. For those who don’t know, Battledecks is a competition where speakers have to deliver speeches using Powerpoint slides (or decks) that have never seen. I have added a couple of videos of past competitions at the end. I remember when I [...] Related posts:

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5 to Speak Podcast: Ep. 31 – How to Practice

Drew — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:47:31 +0000

Drew talks about practicing and give you ways to increase your speech practice time. Related posts:New 5 to Speak Podcast: Speaking from a Podium, Yes or No. Ep. 29 This week, Drew talks about the benefits and the challenges... 5 to Speak – Ep. 27 – Twitter to Powerpoint This is the first podcast that talks about [...] Related posts:

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Podcast Ep. 30: Evaluating Tiger Woods’s apology

Drew — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:39:41 +0000

Show Notes: This week, Drew talks Tiger’s apology. What did he think? What did he not like about his speech. Related posts:Grading the Tiger Woods apology speech photo by Keith Allison We all know the big... New 5 to Speak Podcast: Speaking from a Podium, Yes or No. Ep. 29 This week, Drew talks about the [...] Related posts:

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Grading the Tiger Woods apology speech

Drew — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:31:01 +0000

photo by Keith Allison We all know the big news of the day – The Apology of Tiger Woods. It was all over TV, the Internet, and my Twitter stream. So, let’s grade the speech. And it was a speech. It was clearly written beforehand by a speechwriter and practiced in front of a controlled audience before the [...] Related posts:

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Social Media as a speaking crutch? The case against Twitter in presentations

Drew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:07:54 +0000

Weeks ago, I had a podcast and posted articles about using Twitter jointly with presentations. I wrote that it would be a good idea to develop immediate feedback with an audience. But is there an argument against it? When doing the podcast, I was thinking of an argument against incorporating Twitter in presentations. I failed at the [...] Related posts:

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To Podium or not to Podium? Good question

Drew — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:38:26 +0000

Photo from wickenden Six Minutes, another great public speaking blog, talks about church speakers should or should not use a lectern. It is a good question. One reason to like lecterns: It grounds speakers. It prevents them from wandering around the stage, potentially distracting the audience. One reason not to like lecterns: Some movement is good to keep an [...] Related posts:

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If you use Powerpoint slides, please make them clear

Drew — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:33:43 +0000

This is a no. Imagine this in a Powerpoint slide. How would the audience see this? How would you explain it? Related posts:Tip: Use your own images in PowerPoint Slides Sticky Slides gives a great tip for taking one... Powerpoint Wiki This is a new wiki that provides great tips to... PowerPoint 2010 tip: Turn your Powerpoint [...] Related posts:

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New 5 to Speak Podcast: Speaking from a Podium, Yes or No. Ep. 29

Drew — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:53:53 +0000

This week, Drew talks about the benefits and the challenges of speaking from a podium. Related posts:5 to Speak – Ep. 27 – Twitter to Powerpoint This is the first podcast that talks about intermediate concepts... Podcast Ep. 30: Evaluating Tiger Woods’s apology Show Notes: This week, Drew talks Tiger’s apology. What did... 5 to Speak Podcast: Ep. [...] Related posts:

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