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Public speaking and industry specific humor
By NA - If you are looking for stories and humor in a specific industry, you must work a little harder than you would have to find general humor. Certain professions like medicine and law have many individual books, newsletters, and articles written about them. But if you are a plumbing executive, or you are speaking to the plumbing industry it is unlikely you could go down to your local public bookstore and find a plumbing joke book. (Added: 30-Jul-2001 Hits: 949 )Public speaking transitions - segue
By APSI - Most public speaking books will tell you to be a polished speaker you have to tie all your information together so it flows smoothly. You must lead your audience and alert them that slightly different, but related information is coming. This is called transition or segue (pronounced seg-way). (Added: 11-May-2001 Hits: 1402 )How To Make A Point with Humor
By NA - One of the old saws of public speaking says that you should "Tell em what you're gonna tell 'em. Tell 'em. Then tell 'em what you told 'em." When you want to make a point during your presentation, you can use a similar formula. You tell 'em the point, illustrate the point, then tell 'em the point again. This formula, however, can seem boring and redundant if you don't spice it up a little. One way to do it is to use humor. Here's the formula: (Added: 30-Jul-2001 Hits: 1260 )Get 'Em Up On Stage
By APSI - Good public speaking should use attention gaining devices. Here is one that works every time: Virtually every speaking presentation I do, I find some excuse to get someone on stage with me. When an audience member is on stage, the rest of the audience is glued to the action for the following reasons: (Added: 11-May-2001 Hits: 1030 )Public speaking article - Storytelling DO's
By NA - Some tips on story telling and public speaking (Added: 30-Jul-2001 Hits: 967 )Public Speaking - Get 'em On Stage
By n a - See how effective getting an audience member on stage can be grabbing your audience's attention. There are some considerations however, so that every member of your audience is totally engaged. Learn what these considerations are. (Added: 17-Apr-2006 Hits: 717 )Previous Listing 6 More Articles 6