Magazine Archive - September 2019
September 30, 2019
Rhetorical Device of the Month: ASTERISMOS
Rhetorical Devices , Just For Fun , Public Speaking , Resources
Verbal tic of a careless speaker? Or smart tactic to make audiences aware that something worth starring and remembering is coming their way? Behold, asterismos...
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September 25, 2019
Public Speaking Sins: Failing to Respect Your Audience
Cardinal Sins , Strictly Speaking , Presentation Tips , The Buckley Experience
From our founder's 10 Cardinal Sins that amateur public speakers commit: Here's why you should work for the audience and assume they know a thing or two.
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September 16, 2019
To Be Repeated: The Stump Speech
Public Speaking , On This Day , Resources , Seen|Read|Heard
What can we learn from a stump about business presentations? How about the power of connecting, the efficiency of creating a consistent message, and the beauty of knowing when to incorporate a twist...
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September 13, 2019
How To: Project Confidence
How To , Business Communication , Public Speaking , Instruction , Presentation Tips , Public Speaking Fear
Most speakers want to appear confident. When you know what that looks like, you can project a more powerful stage presence—whether you're feeling it or not. Here's how...
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September 5, 2019
The King’s Speech: New Inspiration for Speakers Who Stammer
Public Speaking Fear , Significant Speeches , Great Speeches , Resources , Public Speaking
Eighty years after Great Britain's king overcame his stuttter to address the nation, his courage still provides inspiration to stammerers...and is helping them change perceptions about speaking in public.
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September 2, 2019
Poems to Read Aloud: Of storms and trees
Poems to Read Aloud , Public Speaking , Resources
Tracking Hurricane Dorian this week led us to poet Amelia Josephine Burr--and some poems you can read aloud to improve your public speaking.
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