You’ve finished your first speech. How are you feeling? You didn’t die. You might not have done as well as you liked. You might think that you didn’t do as well as I would have liked. Did you choke? Did stage fright take over? Stage fright is normal. Your body …
Practice makes perfect, right? At least, that’s what my piano teacher used to say. Now I try to practice my speeches a little more often than I practiced the piano. Practice Alone One thing that I’ve found very helpful is to read my speech into a recorder and note where …
Presentation skills are the difference between a speech and an essay. When I’m reading an essay, I can put in any emphasis I want. Consider this poem. To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a …