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If you're a public speaker, a teacher, a salesperson, or simply use your voice as an integral part of your job, then your success depends on knowing how to use your voice effectively and persuasively: to motivate, to inform, to teach, or to sell. If you're ready to be inspired and to think outside the box, delve in.
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Using Your Body to Make Presentations Come Alive
David Rosenthal
Never underestimate the power of your unspoken presentation...whether it's in sales, teaching or public speaking. Your body can make the difference in whether you really connect with your audience. So use those hands, legs and that face of yours to show your audience they're with a friend, and avoid being just a "talking head." David's entire body explains how. . . .
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Using Your Creativity and Intuition in Presentations
David Rosenthal
When your presentation goes south, where should you go? Go with your intuition -- your gut feeling -- and use your creativity to dig yourself out. Creativity isn't hard to find...David Rosenthal shows from his own experience that's it's in your heart, your funny bone, and your instincts for fun. If you use his ideas, you may also end up with a fatter wallet. . . .
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Presenting: The Unexpected
David Rosenthal
As a public speaker, teacher, or salesperson, the element of surprise is an important tool for getting your message across. Coach David shares 4 ways to refocus and wow your audience, whether you're speaking to 2 or 200. . . .
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Great Teaching (Part 2)
David Rosenthal
Welcome back! Creating the proper class environment has a lot to do with your ability to teach well. In Part 2, we'll discuss all the ways you, as a teacher, can affect that outcome and achieve great results. The bell's about to ring, so... . . .
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Overcoming Public Speaking Fears
Brian Collins
So you've prepared the words, practiced them for hours and you're ready for the podium...but those butterflies in your stomach keep popping up. If you're having trouble overcoming the fears associated with public speaking, let Brian Collins guide you through some steps to relax and make sure your "A-Game" shines through. . . .
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Overcoming Public Speaking Fears
Brian Collins
Brian Collins is our resident expert on public speaking and in this article he literally spells out (in this case, S-P-E-C-S) how easy and enjoyable public speaking can be, whether it's in front of hundreds or only a few. So get on your specs and... . . .
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Creating an Effective Voice (Part 1)
David Rosenthal
Some folk have no idea how to use the power inherent in their own voice. They scream when they're angry, tighten their vocal chords when they're excited, breathe shallowly, and speak in an almost-monotone, devaluing the influence of their own words. If you want others to really listen to you, you have to speak to them with conviction, with an awareness of how to deliver your message, and to do all this with integrity and a respect for your own voice. Here are some important steps you can take to find your own true and effective voice. . . .
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Creating an Effective Voice (Part 2)
In Part 2 of Creating An Effective Voice, we get into the "nuts and bolts" of what you can do, both physically and vocally, to create that unique, effective voice that is yours and yours alone! Ready? Take a deep breath and . . .
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Great Teaching (Part 1)
David Rosenthal
Becoming a great teacher takes time and it requires a couple of essential ingredients: (1) an incredible passion and desire to communicate your given subject and (2) an intuitive sense of how to communicate that information in a way that will have a profound and lasting effect on your students. You are going to need to play with your role as the teacher, and in what you allow yourself and your class to do in order to achieve an environment of shared learning. Want to learn more? Come on in and take a seat. . . .
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Translating Teaching and Selling Skills to Voiceover Work
Mary Windishar
The skills you already possess are what will make you a success at voice/over. Whether you're in sales or education, fashion design or dog food taste testing...the skills you've mastered will be your secret weapon in voice/over. As long as you value them and re-purpose them! Find out how. . . .
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Public Speaking Basics
David Rosenthal
Here's a handy list of things you can do to bring any public speaking presentation to life. Follow these basics and you'll be well on your way to becoming a motivational force to be reckoned with. (This is also available as a download under Industry Forms & Information) . . .
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Public Speaking For The Weak Of Heart
David Rosenthal
A little primer on how to get comfortable with public speaking (whether as a salesperson, teacher, or motivator), for those who feel they lack the abilities and/or the confidence to do this sort of thing. . . .
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