Happy New Year!
Wishing all my readers a sooper, dooper, wooper new year!!! There are a lot of exciting things that I have lined up for you this year! First of all, there…
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4th Anniversary Giveaway
Time for another milestone in the life of this blog. After celebrating 200 posts recently, it’s time for the 4th birthday! And so much has happened here in these years. …
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12 Precious Public Speaking Lessons From The World Champion Of 2018
AAND THE WORLD CHAMPION OF PUBLIC SPEAKING 2018 IS….A WOMAN!!! Only the 2nd African American woman and 5th woman overall in the 80 year old history of the championship! Hmm…those…
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20 Tips for Mastering the Art of Public Speaking | Inc.com
Public speaking is one of the most important skills to succeed in life! It is also one of the most dreaded! There is something about standing in front of people…
Read MoreMy First Speech at Toastmasters
I first sat up and took notice of Toastmasters International when I ran into the world champion of public speaking, 2014. And I was hooked! I was surprised and thrilled at the same time to see speaking being given so much importance at the international level. And this speech by Dananjaya Hettiarachchi is just so perfect!…
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A to Z of Soft Skills: S for Speaking Skills
The ability to speak well can become the power to inspire, inform, motivate, persuade, teach, make an impact, transform a career, start a revolution, change the course of a start up, enlighten others about your ideas, get a promotion..and the list is endless! The most memorable and inspiring events in history can be traced back to…
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3 Ways To Overcome Fear Of Speaking In Public
Public Speaking is a skill required for any career in today’s times. But it is also true that this is the most feared activity for most people. And no, imagining people in their underwear doesn’t work – whoever came up with that advice! More often than not, we struggle with sweaty palms, racing heartbeat and…
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Speaking Skills: Should You Memorise Your Speech?
When I was in college, my favourite event to participate in during the college festival was the extempore speech competition. We had to choose a chit from a bowl and each piece of paper had a topic written on it. We could think of points for a minute and then speak extemporaneously for 2 minutes. Just…
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