tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post5386663639293628631..comments2024-02-25T07:30:31.454-06:00Comments on SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: Verbal Victory - Improving Your Public Speaking Skillsthomsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-27695398536553828712009-03-14T18:03:00.000-05:002009-03-14T18:03:00.000-05:00Your tips on releasing our personality are my favo...Your tips on releasing our personality are my favorite - I have to say, occasionally somebody should stay off the stage, and sometimes, humor is not the solution ... especially if you aren't funny, like me! Good, solid, non-standard tipsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-43601850490246468352009-03-04T23:35:00.000-06:002009-03-04T23:35:00.000-06:00Great pointers, Thom. Especially when it comes to ...Great pointers, Thom. Especially when it comes to releasing your personality. So many, it seems to me, forget this and get stuffy or change entirely. Why wouldn't you show yourself to be genuine and transparent by releasing the real you?Andrew Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-86366045365918361722009-03-04T15:54:00.000-06:002009-03-04T15:54:00.000-06:00Hey Tom, I have seen you speak and think you are q...Hey Tom, I have seen you speak and think you are quite entertaining and are good at that skill. <BR/><BR/>I do think, though, that some speakers first mistake is to worry too much about making the perfect speech, that they do a worse job than if they had "just winged it." Public speaking is a performance skill, and as with others, performance anxiety is probably the worst killer of speakers. Nervousness is more deadly than lacking perfection.<BR/><BR/>As with performance skills, I think if people lack the experience, just getting one's feet warm by speaking in public is a plus to get used to the experience. Maybe for the first several years they won't be that good, but definitely ought to focus on improving, not perfection. <BR/><BR/>However, if they get to the point that they like it and want to speak more in public, definitely think your tips are great for them to follow - since you do a good job at presenting publically.<BR/><BR/>Just my two cents. Good to see you at AU40. <BR/><BR/>jtp.James T. Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366576374825688428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-52524002143350536622009-03-04T14:43:00.000-06:002009-03-04T14:43:00.000-06:00There is nothing wrong with saying "no" when asked...There is nothing wrong with saying "no" when asked to speak if you know you are just not a great speaker. But too many executives say "yes"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com