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Public speaking tip: when it comes to the butterflies that I feel throughout the day before an evening speech, as well as the ones I feel a half-hour before I speak, I “face” my butterflies directly and “embrace” them.
I stand and speak “with” my butterflies. They are a normal part of speaking, so I don’t ignore them or wait for them to subside: face & embrace.
World-renowned keynote speaker, Patricia Fripp, presented “It’s a Mystery Every Speaker is Not Awesome” at Saturday’s (Nov 3) District 39 Toastmasters 2012 Fall Conference in Rancho Cordova, CA (near Sacramento). A Hall of Fame Speaker, Patricia presented a couple of tips for the Toastmasters audience, including: For sales people: selling is “explaining the result.” She took a…
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James Jeffley made it all the way to THE BIG STAGE during the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking contests in 2015 and 2014. James made it to the final top-10 winners out of 30,000 competitors, worldwide. TWICE! His District 39 Keynote includes his 3 overarching tips for developing your speech: What’s your takeaway MESSAGE? What’s your…
“Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.” Yep, this is exactly how I view my motivational speaking journey! Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Whew, competing at the 2013 Toastmasters International Semifinal Speech Contest is a LOT different from competing at Club, Area, Division and District contests. First, you’re competing in front of an audience of complete strangers (unless you’re in your home-town of Cincinnati, OH, like Chris Nachtrab was when he won 1st-place in my Semifinals group). I…
