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Delivering A Vote Of Thanks

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

Time should be taken to mentally prepare the structure of the vote of thanks speech. Be aware that the vote of thanks is not an evaluation and nor is it another speech in its own ...

The Association of Speakers Clubs is committed to teaching the art of effective speaking through practice and evaluation. It does not employ professional lecturers or speakers but draws upon the experience of its membership (who ...

The Power and the Point of Powerpoint

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

MS Powerpoint is a mature product in a mature industry and yet still it is the most frequently misused application on the market. Why is this? Well, the mistake that most inexperienced users make is ...

Presentations for disaster

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

The standard of communications skills was outed with this week's edition of The Apprentice. To be honest, in my thirty years in industry they have always been a cause of concern. Last week's edition of ...

5 major mistakes in public speaking

By Vince Stevenson · 16 years ago

1. The audience will listen because I'm a subject matter expert and what I have to say is interesting. This is probably one of the most frequent mistakes made by speakers. We all like to ...

Use your voice to wow the audience

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

Clearly for a professional singer the voice is their most precious instrument. It needs to be developed and it needs to be taken care of. Different nuances and levels of expression are developed and revealed ...

Building up the speaker

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

Introducing the guest speaker is not the easiest of tasks. Always remember your audience - what's in it for them? How seldom do we hear an introduction which is really not much more than a ...

Confident Business Presentations

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

Time is money and when speaking in public having a clear objective is even more important with business talks. The key question is - what is the purpose of your presentation? What do you want ...

Speaking with confidence, coherence and clarity

By Vincent Stevenson · 16 years ago

Know your content and concentrate on vocal delivery. This is probably one of the most frequent mistakes made by speakers. We all like to think that we know our stuff, and many people do. But ...