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<description><![CDATA[Tom Antion is a small business advocate and a veteran of over 2700 paid speaking engagements around the world. He is the author of "Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing" and "Wake 'em Up Business Presentations" along with many other training courses on Internet marketing and professional level speaking.

Tom is the past president of the National Capital Area Speakers Association and the publisher of the largest ezine in the world dedicated to Public Speaking.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How Public Speakers Influence the Population With Propaganda</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As public speakers we have tremendous influence over the behavior, opinions and decisions of people. When our words are a vehicle for propaganda, they can become dangerous but this isn't always the case. Public speakers have used propaganda to influence people in topics ranging from joining the war effort to stop smoking to beautifying the nation.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Gearing Your Presentation Toward a Technical Audience</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:01:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are called on to present a technical training program, members of your audience are going to be very different from a typical public speaking audience. They are going to expect to hear information they can use immediately and learn skills that will enhance their on-the-job performance.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: 14 Tips for Selecting a Hosting Service for Your Public Speaking Website</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With so many hosting services to choose from, how can a public speaker know which is the best choice? Get good solid hosting because you will be crying big tears if your site loads as slow as molasses or never loads at all. Use these 14 tips to help you select one that is right for your public speaking website.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Want a Great Introduction? Write Your Own</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:46:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want to open your next public speaking event with a great introduction? Write the introduction yourself, give it to the Master of Ceremonies well in advance of the presentation and clarify any unusual pronunciations. Here are six tips for creating your introduction and ensuring you receive a warm welcome from the audience.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: What to Do When You Say &quot;Youse Guys&quot; and the Audience Says &quot;Y'All&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:12:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When presenting at a public speaking event outside your natural geographical region, acknowledge your differences and show concern for the audience right from the beginning. You can even make a little fun of yourself to build rapport with the audience.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How to Self-Publish Your Book With Print-On-Demand</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:07:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now with print-on-demand, you can have a few or many books printed at a nominal price. This means you can order just enough to sell from your website, at your book signing, at back-of-the-room sales during your seminars, or for giving away to promote your business.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How to Deliver Your Presentation Without Using Notes</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:03:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine walking on into a room to give an important public speaking presentation with your hands totally free. No notes, no loose papers - just a pleasant smile and a confident stride. Your audience would be impressed as soon as you stepped onto the platform and took the microphone.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How Much Should You Charge? Don't Be Cheap!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:47:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most important factors to remember when setting your public speaking fees. Avoid pricing yourself so low that people think something is wrong with you. They'll think that it's risky business to hire you and will never offer you public speaking engagements.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: 7 Tips for Making Your Stories Better</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:38:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Preparing for a public speaking presentation? Follow these seven tips to make your stories more interesting and fun for your audience.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How to Read Your Audience</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:35:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a public speaker, you need a strong sense of what your audience is feeling so you can quickly respond to any sign of boredom or discomfort. Here are 10 things you can do to regain the interest of your audience.]]></description>
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<title>Internet Marketing: Target a Niche Market</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:44:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the advantages of Internet marketing is that you can select a topic that interests you and target a niche market that shares your passion. After you choose your subject and narrow your audience, you can decide which approach to take reach your market. How will you reach your customer?]]></description>
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<title>Internet Marketing: Large Companies Need Your Internet Marketing Skills</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:00:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The economic slump has forced large companies to cut expenses and turn to outsourcing to fulfill their needs. This can be good news for those of you trained in Internet marketing because you have a broad range of skills to offer to a big corporation.]]></description>
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<title>Internet Careers - The Freedom Of Working From Home</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:47:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the economic outlook changes the way companies do business, there will be new options for businesses and workers alike on how we access our staff and their duties. More and more businesses are looking to either virtual assistance, outsourcing or work-from-home staffers to accomplish the business tasks they need without the added expense of office space, office equipment, utility bills and benefits. Learning from home is a similar concept.]]></description>
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<title>Internet Marketing Careers - Facebook Pages For Big Business</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:36:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Big companies are taking the Facebook challenge and going to where the people are. They know that millions of their customers and potential customers are using Facebook to not only keep in touch with friends, but to do research and make purchases.]]></description>
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<title>Distance Learning: It's The Latest Thing, Or Is It?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:57:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have heard it referred to as e-learning, online learning, distance education, distance learning or online classes. Computers, technology, taking classes without traveling to a school campus..]]></description>
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<title>Work From Home: Sound Advice for People Starting a Home-Based Business in Internet Marketing</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:47:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Choosing a career in Internet Marketing can be a confusing endeavor. Everyday we are inundated with dozens of advertisements that promise the moon, without providing the details of what you will really learn. If you are one of the over 25 million people now choosing to work from your home, the following tips can save you time, money and frustration.]]></description>
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<title>Work From Home: Does It Make Sense for You?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:17:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever dreamed of working from the comfort of your own home? Many people have taken the plunge to start a home-based business. In fact, in 2004, over 25.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Don't Be Funny At the Beginning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For ages and ages and ages speakers have tried to make some kind of joke at the beginning of a presentation. Then they typically bored you to tears for the balance of the talk. How about trying something different?]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Carts - Difference Between Soft and Hard Goods</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are several things to look at when choosing a shopping cart. One of these is looking at the difference between soft and hard goods in shopping carts. It is understandable if you don't know the difference between these two things at the moment.]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Carts Selection - Important Criteria For a Good Shopping Cart System</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:58:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many important criteria you need to know about before choosing a good shopping cart system . . . or evaluating the one you have. Too often, small business owners get sucked into buying some type of hyped up and expensive to maintain shopping cart that doesn't work nearly as well as the seller promised it would.]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Carts and Payment Methods</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:35:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shopping carts and payment methods are two things that sit together like butter and bread. Once your customer has decided on the various things they want to purchase, they're going to have to pay money to get the products shipped to their home address or to get access to their digital download product. The customer usually will have to input a major credit card and expiration date before the software application allows the transaction to be approved.]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Cart Basics</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:00:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Briefly learn why it's important for you to learn the basics of shopping carts. You can spend a fortune and get nothing. Don't let that happen to you.]]></description>
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<title>Customized Shopping Carts Are Overrated</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:55:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Customized shopping carts are overrated because, more often than not, they are too expensive to maintain and do less than they are supposed to. The number one reason these carts are overrated is because a really good off the shelf shopping cart system does more things more reliably than a customized cart. The difference between the two is that the customized one will cost you money while the off the shelf one will make you money.]]></description>
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<title>Shopping Carts - The Reasons You Need a Shopping Cart</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:53:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons you need a shopping cart on your website. However, all too often the reasons you need a shopping cart are overshadowed by everyday paranoia that it will cost too much or that it's simply an unnecessary expense for your small business. This couldn't be further from the truth.]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Toasts: Only 3 Words Matter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:50:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article discusses the three major elements involved in preparing a touching wedding toast. ]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Speeches: A Quick Outline</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:19:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing and delivering a wedding speech can be very difficult. This article gives a quick wedding speech outline.]]></description>
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<title>Eulogy Speeches: Use a Story to Help You Get Started</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:11:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So you "have" to do a eulogy speech . . . or maybe you "want" to get a chance to express in public all the deep feelings you have for your loved one who has passed away. ]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Glossary A - E</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:48:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Acronym: A form of abbreviation where the letters of the abbreviation form a new word as in HUD for The Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Ad-lib: Unplanned words or phrases spoken during a presentation.

Alliteration: The repetition of the same first sound or the same first letter in a group of words or line of...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - I Get So Emotional</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:42:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to get real action out of your audience during a public speaking engagement, then tugging on their heart strings can help make it happen. This is where your storytelling ability can really make you shine.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Storytelling Don'ts</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:42:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When setting up a story: Don't say the words funny, reminds me of, or story. These words are so overused they alert the audience that a story is coming. This causes audience members to resist your...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Glossary F - J</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:40:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Flipchart: Large pieces of paper either bound or loose that are supported on an easel.

Flop sweat: 1. Fear of performing 2. Perspiration while fearful of performing or while bombing.

Fluff: Normally lighthearted information in a ...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Stage Fright Strategies</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:26:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stage fright Is Good and Makes You Better Looking Too!   Before you learn how to speak in public, it is important to be ready to speak in public. Stage fright is a phenomenon that you must learn to control if you want to be good at public speaking. Actually, stage fright isn't the most...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Words That Sell</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:24:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The title of this article is the same as a famous book by Richard Bayan that is used by marketing professionals around the world. As I was looking through it the other day I realized that the same kinds of words could be used in public speaking to get the same kinds of effects.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Asides</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:18:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the theater, an "aside" is something said to the audience that is not to be heard by the other actors. If the aside was delivered on a television sitcom, the actor would look right at the camera and talk to the viewers at home instead of talking to the other actors.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Glossary K - O</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:10:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Keynote: The main speech at a meeting delivered to all attendees in a general session. Originally the main point of a speech.

Lavaliere: A corded or cordless microphone worn around the neck or attached to a piece of clothing. See Hands free microphone.

Lectern: A stand with a sloping top from which a speaker delivers his or her program. Sometimes incorrectly called a ...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - No Brainstoppers!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:07:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I made this term up so don't try to find it anywhere else. A "brainstopper" is something you say or do that causes the mind of an audience member to stop to think. This can be a good thing, but most of the time when I catch a coaching student delivering a brainstopper, it is a bad thing.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Storytelling Do's</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:04:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Use stories during public speaking engagements to illustrate points and state the point in addition to telling the story. Always make your story relevant to the subject at hand.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Glossary P - T</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:03:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PA: Abbreviation for public address system.  Panel: A group of presenters, normally seated, that hold a discussion on a particular subject. Audience members are invited to pose questions to individual presenters or to the group as a whole.  Parody: A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or ...]]></description>
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<title>Pausest</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:58:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A true NO ZZZZZs presenter doesn't feel that he or she must jabber away constantly to keep the audience awake. Skilled presenters use silence to add to the effectiveness and polish of a program. Theatrical folks have identified a whole bunch of neat pauses which I'm sure they have a ball playing with. I'm only going to address some of the most obvious and important ones here.]]></description>
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<title>Time of Day Matters</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:56:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Public speaking has aspects related to time of day that you must know about. The first speaker of the day for an early morning (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) program should not expect hearty laughter. People are not conditioned to laugh a great deal in the early morning. Many won't even be awake yet. Use more information and less humor. I was asked by a sales speaker to open up an early morning public seminar. He said, 'I just want you to get them laughing before I start speaking.' I told him that it was not a good idea, but he insisted. I opened up the seminar with some sure-fire humor to test their responsiveness and got little response. I cut my material and brought the speaker on stage. He couldn't get them laughing either. I sat in the audience and watched. By 10:15 a.m. they were laughing at just about anything...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Rapport</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:52:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[THIS WILL SURPRISE YOU (especially if you know me) You can be a lousy public speaker and still be great on the speaking platform. By lousy, I mean that technically you do everything wrong. You look terrible. Your grammar and diction stink and you might have dandruff.

Do not think for a moment that I want you to be these terrible things. In fact, I sell videos teaching you NOT to be pitiful technically when you present. What I want you to see is the bigger picture...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Tips for Television, Videotape, and Videoconferencing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:48:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here are some things you should keep in mind when a television camera is trained on you:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - 20 Questions to Ask BEFORE Hiring a Speaker</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:43:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1. Is the speaker's topic right for my audience?  2. Does the speaker have verifiable references?  3. Does the speaker have audio and/or video demonstration materials? These materials should show you what the speaker is like in front of an audience. Caution: Don't get hung up on the...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Bribes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:40:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I don't believe in penny pinching when you get in a pinch...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Room Setup Makes a Big Difference</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:38:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The arrangement of chairs, the sound system, the lighting and the overall climate of the room can make a big difference in the way a public speaking engagement is received. You may not think you have much control over these items, but think again, because you do.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Room Setup Checklist</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:36:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Personalize this checklist for your presentations....]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - You Must Have a Good Sound System</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:22:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If it is hard to hear, people won't listen. When speaking in public you must have an excellent sound system because some of the time you will be speaking while your audience is laughing. Stand-up comics need good sound too, but they are a little different because they tell a joke, then people laugh (they hope). They tell another joke, then people laugh. A good public speaker will be rolling right along making points, showing product features, telling stories, and dropping one-liners and must be heard all the while.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Top Ten Ways to Make Money Public Speaking</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:22:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SELL YOUR KNOWLEDGE  This is my overriding principle that came from years of hard knocks trying to get people to hire me to speak. I get more speaking engagements than I ever had before when I quit trying to sell them and began selling my knowledge in as many different formats as possible. The idea is that infinitely more people can buy what you know through books, tapes, CDs, Ebooks and videos than could ever hire you to speak. Your name recognition because of your knowledge distribution makes speaking engagements much easier to come by because the people that could hire you have already heard you and your message on your knowledge based products. ]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Deep Penetration</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:09:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people that know me or have had me do a public speaking engagement for them know that I am a real stickler for pre program research. This research allows you to connect with the audience on much deeper levels than you could have without it. There are many ways to do this research.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Learn Public Speaking Material Easily Using Bits (AKA Chunks or Series)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:06:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A bit is a section of public speaking material that is so related that it makes it easy for you to memorize. Each point flows naturally from one to the next so you can deliver the information without notes (if you know your material).

Until I learned about bits, I never thought I could be that great at speaking because I'm not great at memorizing long talks. I discovered that no one memorizes long talks. They have a mental or written outline consisting of...]]></description>
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<title>Photographic Memory</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:06:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like the audience to think you have a photographic memory? Would you like them to look at you in awe?]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Line of Sight</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:02:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you speak a lot you run into some crazy room setups. It's your job to be there early to make sure all the little preparation details taken care of. One of these details is the visibility of you and your visuals from each chair in the audience.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Get 'em On Stage</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Good public speaking should use attention gaining devices. Here is one that works every time: Virtually every speaking presentation I do, I find some excuse to get someone on stage with me. When an audience member is on stage, the rest of the audience is glued to the action for the following reasons: ]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Gimme Three Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:57:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you remember that song by Lynyrd Skynyrd? 'Gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister, gimme three steps towards the door.' I try to remember that song when I am moving on stage during a public speaking engagement.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking:Words are Funny</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:54:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some words are simply funnier than others. Your word choice can be the key to creating a successful witty line or a dud. All professional comedy writers agree on the following fact. The sound of certain words can virtually guarantee a laugh. In particular, the 'K' sound in words is the granddaddy of all funny sounds. In Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys, Willy, a main character, gives his nephew a lecture about comedy:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: The Front Row</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:53:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the research I did on my recent public speaking trip to Thailand, I discovered that a meeting or seminar custom is to seat VIP attendees in the front row. No one of a lesser status either socially or in business would think of sitting closer to the front than their boss, or someone of a higher social ranking...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Funny Question and Answer Sessions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:51:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Question-and-answer sessions are great opportunities to show off your sense of humor and get audience participation during a public speaking engagement. Let's see how we can have some fun with them.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Malaprops</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:51:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A malaprop is an absurd misuse of words. It can be from words that sound alike (sadistic and statistic) or from explanations that don't make any sense. You can use these on purpose as a humor technique during your public speaking engagements. Consider some of the classic examples below:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Fake Facts and Statistics</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:50:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stating falsehoods as if they are absolutely true is another fun way to play with the audience during a public speaking engagement. However, you must make the statements obviously false by your words and your facial expressions. When you use this technique in this fashion, you don't want to leave any doubt in the audience's mind whether you are being funny or not.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Comic Verse</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:48:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often a short poem will illustrate your point better than hours and hours of talk. Poems can be inspiring and motivating as well as funny, and they also add variety to your presentation. You must flawlessly memorize any poetry you use. Any stumbles will ruin the effect of the verse. If the verse is long, you may want to consider reading it, but total memorization will have more impact. Poetry, whether funny or not, should be used sparingly in any business presentation.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking:Simile</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100213</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:42:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Simile is a comparison of two things which, however different in other respects, have some strong point or points in common. The words 'like' and 'as' will normally be used when making the comparison.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Juxtaposition</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:42:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Juxtaposition is the placing, side by side, of two ideas or items usually for the purpose of comparison or contrast.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Show 'em When You Cross Cultures</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100221</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:39:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regardless of one's nationality and culture, cartoons and comic strips are the most universally accepted format for humor in public speaking engagements. These pieces of visual humor are seen in newspapers and magazines in most areas of the world. They may be found in newsstands in large cities, or in large libraries.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Stand Still</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:38:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most common problems I see, even with experienced public speakers, is that they do not seem to be capable of standing still when they should. It is very distracting to try to listen to a public speaking presentation when someone is wandering and swaying around on stage.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Humorous Signs</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:37:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I run across funny signs all the time. I try to take a mental note or take a picture of the sign for later use during a public speaking engagement.

John Jay Daly, a speaker friend of mine, does a hysterical slide presentation called 'The Wacky, Wonderful World of Washington.' Many of the slides are of signs that he has seen around Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Bloopers</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:37:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bloopers are clumsy mistakes that are usually made in public. The television show 'TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes' and many blooper books are indicators of the interest we have in other people's goofs.
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<title>Public Speaking: Be Careful</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100232</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:33:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was doing an event for 3200 people in California and it was a really big deal. I had a two stage managers with headsets counting down 30 seconds till show time, a personal assistant and complete video crew for tape and image projection. Everything was hustle and bustle and rush, rush, rush.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Numbers are Funny</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100192</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:33:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most businesses have numerous uses for numbers, both written and oral. Some numbers are funnier and more interesting than others. A number like zero has other names that are funny that aren't even numbers.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Quotations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100201</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:31:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Quotations are safe to use during public speaking engagements because if the quotation is not funny, it doesn't matter since you are just reciting it. You did not write it. It can still be used to make your point.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Caricature, Cartoons, and Comic Strips</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100181</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:28:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When certain prominent features of something or someone are highlighted and other features are diminished, that is called caricature. Studies have found that it is easier to identify a political leader from a caricature than from a real photograph.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Add Magic to Your Presentations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100233</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:25:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is just something about a magic trick during a public speaking engagement that grabs people. The nice thing about it is that as a public speaker who uses magic to make a point, you are not held to the high standards you would be held to if you were a professional magician.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Definitions</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100185</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:23:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can use a quick comical definition to liven up a public speaking engagement. As always, make sure the word defined is relevant to the point you are trying to make. Here are some definitions I like:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: One-Liners</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:22:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One-liner is a general term for very short pieces of humor. Using one-liners is probably the best and easiest way to begin adding humor to your public speaking engagements. These brief bits of humor are quick and easy to deliver and they don't have to be all that funny to be effective. If you are a little apprehensive about using humor, this is the place to start.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Anachronisms</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:22:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A person, place, or event that is placed in a time period in which it does not belong is called an anachronism. For instance, Paul Revere riding a motorcycle or George Washington sitting in front of a computer would be anachronisms. You see advertising strategies using anachronisms all the time, especially around Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays and Columbus Day. I saw an ad for fluorescent light bulbs that had Thomas Edison working on a phonograph. The caption read: 'If Thomas Edison wouldn't have wasted his time on this (incandescent bulb), his phonograph might have been a CD player.']]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Roast Humor and Insults</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100203</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100203</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:20:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being roasted is an honor, but you must be careful to honor people while you are roasting them during a public speaking engagement. Joke about things that are obviously untrue, then exaggerate them to make them more obvious. Or, you can outrageously exaggerate things that are true.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Exaggeration</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100186</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100186</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:19:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Expanding or diminishing proportions can be a fun way to create humor in a public speaking engagement. It's similar to a caricature artist that outrageously exaggerates the features of an individual, while still keeping the person recognizable.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Timing</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100229</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:18:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Timing in public speaking is one of the most important aspects of humor and NO ZZZZZs speaking. Not only is timing involved in an individual piece of humor, it is also involved in the placement of that piece of humor in the overall presentation. Timing is also involved in spontaneous reactions to 'expected' unexpected developments during the presentation]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Places are Funny</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100198</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:17:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some places are simply funnier than others. Cleveland is funny. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is funny. I live just off Goodluck Road. That's funny. My computer consultant used to live on Easy Street in Temple Hills, Maryland. That's funny. It was hard to find him because people were always stealing the sign, and it's not easy to steal an Easy Street sign.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking:Toasts</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:16:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Toasting is not nearly as common as it once was. However, the polished public speaker should have a few short toasts ready to go if and when the occasion arises. Here are a few fun toasts and a few touching ones too:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Equipment Photographs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100222</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:15:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've talked about this tip before, but ran into the same situation again this month while doing a public speaking engagement in Morocco. The primary languages there are Arabic and French. Just arranging for an overhead projector was very difficult.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: International Perspective on Humor</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100217</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:13:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[United States public speaking audiences are becoming more and more diverse. It is your responsibility as a public speaker to be aware of and acknowledge significant portions of the audience that come from differing backgrounds. If you are speaking in a different country, again, it is up to you to find out about local customs and types of humor that are appreciated in that locale. The response to humor is quite different for different cultures. Paying close attention to this fact will give you a greater chance of connecting with international audiences in and out of the U.S. You will also be more aware of etiquette and customs that will make you a welcome speaker anywhere you go.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Self-Effacing Humor</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100204</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:10:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Self-effacing humor, or making fun of yourself is quite a contrast. It is a very powerful form of humor that gets its strength from highlighting your weaknesses. It seems that people who have the ability to laugh at themselves in just the right amount during a public speaking engagement are perceived as secure, confident, strong, and likeable.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Callbacks</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:10:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you refer to a word or phrase you mentioned earlier in your presentation, that's a 'callback.' It works well if the previous piece of material got a good laugh, or if it was a groaner. If the previous material was good, mentioning it again will get more laughter and will make you look polished for being able to tie the previous material to the present material. If the previous material was poor, the callback will show your willingness to tease yourself, which is an admirable quality the audience appreciates.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Audience Gags</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:02:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Audience gags are offbeat jokes that occur unexpectedly during a presentation. Dr. Joel Goodman, from the Humor Project, does one where a telephone rings during his presentation. He answers the phone that was hidden in the lectern and pretends to talk to his mother. The same joke would be called a running gag if the phone rang at several other times during the program.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Humor Placement</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100166</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:59:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You are probably wondering how you decide where to put the humor you have so carefully selected to use in your presentation. You weren't wondering? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway. 

First of all, starting with a funny story or joke is expected and trite. You may want to postpone your story until the audience is resolved that you will be bestowing a rare case of sleeping sickness on them and then you surprise them with the humor. Don't be afraid to do the unexpected. Humor is one of the attention getting devices that can take your audience to the peaks of intensity.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Old Humor is Good Humor</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100169</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:57:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Public speaking humor is only old if your audience has heard it before and if they remember it. Most people don't remember the exact details of jokes, one-liners, and stories. This is not contradictory to the fact that one of the uses of humor is to make your points more memorable.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Why Use Humor?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100149</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100149</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:56:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why should I bother using humor in my public speaking? Can't I just deliver my information and sit down? You sure can and that's what most people do. The problem is that most people are not effective public speakers. They are nighty nite, snooze inducing, say your prayers, hit the sack, unlicensed hypnotists. They are ZZZZZs presenters. They might be experts in their field and be able to recite hours and hours of information on their topic, but is that effective?]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Acronyms and Abbreviations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100174</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100174</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:55:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can use acronyms and abbreviations as a form of humor during a public speaking engagement. An acronym is basically a form of abbreviation where the letters of the abbreviation form a new word, i.e., HUD means the Department of (H)ousing and (U)rban (D)evelopment. There are many acronyms and abbreviations that are universally known such as the IRS and the CIA. There are many more that are unique to your audience. All you have to do to make them humorous for use in your public speaking engagement is to change one or more of the words that go with your well-known abbreviation or acronym.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: To Laugh or Not to Laugh... that is the Question</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100167</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100167</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:55:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some humor 'experts' say that you should not laugh at your own jokes and stories when you are speaking in public. This may work for some, but it is definitely not my style. When I'm in front of an audience, I'm having a great time. I'm there because I love humor and laughter and I love sharing it with the audience. I can't help laughing sometimes. I laugh at what I say. I laugh at what they say. I laugh at unexpected occurrences during the presentation. That's my style. I believe that to fully connect with an audience, you must be accepted as one of them. If I expect them to laugh, then I should laugh too.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Get Them In Fun</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100150</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100150</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:44:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't do anything to take them out of in fun. Don't speak about controversial subjects like religion or politics and don't make unfriendly comments to audience members. If a problem occurs which must be dealt with, find an in fun way of doing so. For instance...]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Humor Delivery Tips</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100153</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100153</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:40:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't signal your punch line. If the humor in your punch line depends upon the words ruptured camel, don't say the following: Did you hear the one about the ruptured camel?]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - How to Close a Speech</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:40:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the worst mistakes you can make as a public speaker is talking too long. Not only will you send some folks to never, never land, you will make some of them downright mad. It doesn't matter if your entire speech was brilliant and the audience came away with information that will change their lives. If you talk too long, they will leave saying, "That speaker just wouldn't quit." Don't let this happen to you! Say what you have to say and sit down. Before you do, give them a well thought out closing.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Transitions</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100143</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:38:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most public speaking books will tell you to be a polished speaker you have to tie all your information together so it flows smoothly. You must lead your audience and alert them that slightly different, but related information is coming. This is called transition or segue (pronounced seg-way). 

LET ME STATE RIGHT NOW THAT I FULLY BELIEVE SMOOTH TRANSITIONS ARE A NECESSITY IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS SO BORED THEY FALL RIGHT OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND SMASH THEIR HEADS ON THE FLOOR.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How to Make a Point with Humor</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/100151</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/100151</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:35:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the old saws of public speaking says that you should 'Tell em what you're gonna tell 'em. Tell 'em. Then tell 'em what you told 'em.' When you want to make a point during your presentation, you can use a similar formula. You tell 'em the point, illustrate the point, then tell 'em the point again. This formula, however, can seem boring and redundant if you don't spice it up a little. One way to do it is to use humor. Here's the formula:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: How to Deliver a Punch Line</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:28:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The punch line gets its name from the delivery technique used. You must punch the line out a little harder and with a slightly different voice than the rest of the joke. Lean into the microphone and say it louder and more clearly than you said the setup lines. If the audience does not hear the punch line, they are not going to laugh. ]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Columbo Technique</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:28:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you remember the soft-spoken, cigar smoking detective on the hit TV series 'Columbo'? Most people do because the show is still in reruns all over the world and once in a while a new episode comes out. One of Detective Columbo's trademarks is that he would start to leave and when he was almost out the door he would stop and say, "Oh. Just one more thing." The same technique can be used by speakers (without the cigar).]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Deadpan Expression</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:21:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I attended a professional public speaking meeting of the National Capital Area Speakers Association. The presenter was not funny, but got laughs from the crowd.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Rule of Three</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:21:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most pervasive principles in the construction of humorous situations is the Rule of Three. You will see it used over and over because it is simple. It is powerful and it works (see I just used it there in a non-funny situation). Most of the time in humor the Rule of Three is used in the following fashion: The first comment names the topic, the second sets a pattern, and the third unexpectedly switches the pattern which is funny. Here's a few examples from brochures advertising my seminars:]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking: Finding Humor for Specific Industries</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:03:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for stories and humor in a specific industry, you must work a little harder than you would have to find general humor. Certain professions like medicine and law have many individual books, newsletters, and articles written about them. But if you are a plumbing executive, or you are speaking to the plumbing industry it is unlikely you could go down to your local public bookstore and find a plumbing joke book.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - Mock Ups</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:00:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To add some humor to your public speaking engagement you can make fake newspaper articles and headlines and book covers by using your computer software and printer. To mock up a newspaper article, simply find the column function of your word processor and set the column width to approximate a real newspaper.]]></description>
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