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Public Speaking – The Power of Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is a necessary qualification for effective speaking. When you show enthusiasm it is contagious. The enjoyment and knowledge that is demonstrated for your subject will result in increased listener enjoyment and your speech being more convincing.

For public speaking, the enthusiasm required, as described by Coleman Cox, "is inspired by reason, controlled by caution, sound in theory, and practical in application, reflects confidence, spreads good cheer, raises morale, inspires associates, arouses loyalty and laughs at adversity."

Enthusiasm in public speaking is about being passionate about the subject of your speech and being able to convey it to others. The enthusiasm must be demonstrated in your tone of voice, body language, gestures and facial expressions to transfer it to your audience. The feeling of excitement must come through as you deliver.



Some people are naturally enthusiastic and they are that way because they have developed the necessary habits. You must want to be enthusiastic to become enthusiastic.

Frank Bettger author of "How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling" attributes his success to enthusiasm. His advice is "act enthusiastically and you'll be enthusiastic." By acting on his own advice he put his "heart" into selling and went from failure to the top of his field for several years.

If you are not naturally enthusiastic, it can be created as a result of your attitude and enjoyment of the topic or by believing in a cause. By taking the time to apply the following it is possible to develop enthusiasm:

1. Choosing a positive optimistic nature and attitude

2. By putting your whole heart and soul into every you do

3. Do not let criticism put you off your stride

4. Develop a burning desire in your subject by thinking about it and living it everyday.

5. Have an active interest in people

6. Spend your time with people who are genuinely enthusiastic. Their positive emotions will "rub off" onto you.



Unless you want to be enthusiastic you will never be enthusiastic. If you are ashamed of the topic or dislike it you will not be able to develop enthusiasm for it. Genuine enthusiasm only comes from something you believe in or enjoy.

One of the factors that contributed to the late John F. Kennedy's speaking success was the enthusiasm he displayed when delivering his speech. Sure, he had good speechwriters but without his enthusiasm, the speeches would not have been nearly as effective. A person conveying their speech in a monotone voice, boring and steady manner will not be as effective at getting their message across.

An enthusiastic delivery can overcome other shortcomings in your presentation. Where you are not naturally enthusiastic it can be developed provide you choose to be. By being genuinely enthusiastic and combined with preparation and knowledge your public speaking will be more confident and effective.

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Speaking thought for the Day

Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs. --Pearl Strachan

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9 Internet Revenue Streams to Make Your Web Income Soar

I Love the “IRS”:
9 Internet Revenue Streams to Make Your Web Income Soar

with Tom Antion

The Internet affords us multiple low-risk/high-return opportunities to earn big bucks and to promote our speaking/training/consulting businesses. If your business has been affected by the slow economy, Tom will show you how to create income streams so you’ll still have money coming in if your primary business is off.
In this fast-paced session, Tom will share nine different revenue streams you can tap to take your income and fame to completely new levels. Tom’s been immersed in Internet selling every single day for the last 16 years. You do NOT want to miss this teleseminar and the secrets he shares.

You will learn:

• How to maximize your income from website visitors. Not all of them can hire us to speak, but all of them can spend money if we give them the chance.
• How to insulate yourself from ups and downs in the economy. Having multiple streams of revenue is a good insurance policy.
• How to bring in revenue from side projects that don’t even require a website. It’s fun to get surprised with checks and PayPal deposits from deals you don’t even remember creating.
• How to attract and service high-end clients to the point where they could buy you a new house. This is not hocus-pocus. Tom’s been living this life for years and he says the people listening to this call are the perfect candidates to replicate his success.
• Tom’s exact technique on how he can legitimately say, “He couldn’t stop the money coming into his checking account if he tried.”
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Today’s blog posts

From Pivotal Personal best

Is it time to change career?

From Pivotal Public Speaking

Writing a speech? Make Numbers Work for You

From Pivotal Kids

25 Ways to simplify your life with kids

From Pivotal Teachers

Re-Examining the Need For Using Technology in Instruction

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Writing a speech? Make Numbers Work for You

Speakers can use numbers to support key points. But too often, speakers use their data in place of key points, piling on number after number and, in the end, driving their audience to despair. Here are a few tips on how to use numbers to good effect.

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5 Ways to Make Your PowerPoint Presentation Stand Out

When making a presentation, it's all too easy to fall into the trap of relying on your PowerPoint slides to help get your message across. Although PowerPoint may be a great tool to help you present your information in a creative and interesting way, it's dangerous to rely on it fully as this will just turn your audience off from what you're saying.

Here are 5 tips to help make your presentation stand out from the crowd.

1. Be Compelling

PowerPoint is a great tool to put together eye-catching presentations, but remember that your audience has come to hear you, not look at a slide. So by all means make your PowerPoint presentation look professional and engaging but don't forget that your speech needs to be compelling too. Remember, your slides are there to support your spoken presentation, not the other way round!

2. Keep it simple

Don't overwhelm your audience with a mass of data, graphics and animations. The most effective PowerPoint presentations are simple - charts that are easy to understand, and graphics that reflect what the speaker is saying. It's been suggested that there should be no more than five words per line and no more than five lines per individual slide. Any images, graphs and animations need to back up the information, not confuse the audience.

3. Be Engaging

Many of us have sat through a presentation where we have spent the whole time looking at the back of the speaker's head! They have spent so much time reading off the slides, they don't engage with the audience. PowerPoint works best with a speech that augments what's on the screen rather than just reading off the slide. Remember, you need to interact with the audience in order for them to engage and listen to you.

4. Don't use PowerPoint!

There's a time and place for PowerPoint. It should only be used as an accompaniment to the presenter's script so let the screen go blank if you need to. This gives your audience a break, but also helps to focus their attention on what the presenter is saying, especially during the question and answer session.

5. Rehearse and edit

Once you've drafted your speech and slides then rehearse your presentation. Do this preferably in front of someone else to ensure that what you are saying and presenting can be easily understood. If something comes across as distracting or confusing then get rid of it. Remember to keep the needs of the audience in your mind at all times as they are the ones who will be the ultimate judge of how successful your presentation has been.

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PowerPoint Reform: a first chapter

After 10 years, it was time.  We could not sit through another bullet-ridden, brain-numbing student presentation.  We interviewed the kids.  For them it was just as bad.


They dreaded each others' PowerPoints.
Though we've been using other tools for communication, sometimes the slideshow really seems the best choice.
We knew that presentation styles had changed.  At conferences and on websites we'd seen so many effective examples.
But we knew that breaking 10 years of bad habits was going to be a process.  And with PowerPoint so ingrained in our culture, we also expected a fight.
So, with Senior Seminar research presentations looming, about two months ago we began our focus on change.
Technology coach Ken Rodoff and I worked with classroom teachers to break bad habits. We worked with one English class preparing presentations on Ethan Frome and four Senior Seminar classes.
What we shared:   http://bit.ly/a4K2Ct