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Rick Perry’s “Oops” Moment and Five Lessons We Can Learn

Posted on 12/11/2011 by John Zimmer

Drawing a blank. It’s one of people’s biggest fears when it comes to speaking in public. It is painful for the audience and excruciating for the speaker. And during the Republican Presidential Debate on 9 November 2011, Rick Perry experienced … Continue reading →

Posted in Delivery, Uncategorized | Tagged Drawing a blank, Humour, Mitt Romney, Presentation, public speaking, Rick Perry, Ron Paul | 17 Comments

250,000 Visits

Posted on 16/10/2011 by John Zimmer

Sometime last night, Manner of Speaking passed the quarter-of-a-million mark for site visits. I didn’t expect to reach it so soon; however, the previous post with the quote by Homer Simpson seems to have gone mildly viral on StumbleUpon, gathering 15,000 views … Continue reading →

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Public Speaking: Taking That First Step

Posted on 04/09/2011 by John Zimmer

This summer, my family and I returned to Canada for a vacation. While we were in Toronto, I followed the debate that was raging (and which continues to rage as of the date of this post) about closing public libraries … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anika Tabovaradan, Chris Colaço, Nerves, public speaking, Toronto City Council, Toronto Public Libraries | 11 Comments

Summer 2011

Posted on 08/08/2011 by John Zimmer

I hope that you have been having an enjoyable summer. I have been traveling with my family in Canada for the past three weeks and taking a bit of break from the blog. We return to Switzerland tomorrow, so look … Continue reading →

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Helvetica – The Name, the Font and the Movie

Posted on 16/05/2011 by John Zimmer

One of the most popular sans-serif fonts is Helvetica. It was developed in 1957 by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann at the Haas’sche Schriftgiesserei (type foundry) in Münchenstein, Switzerland. The name “Helvetica” comes from Helvetia, the Latin name for Switzerland. Because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fonts, Gary Hustwit, Helvetica, Jan Schultink, Max Miedinger, presentations, Sanserif, Switzerland, Typeface | 6 Comments

“Manner of Speaking” Begins Its Third Year

Posted on 11/05/2011 by John Zimmer

Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of this blog. Thus, today is the start of the third year of what has proven to be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for me. I could not let the occasion pass without expressing my … Continue reading →

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The Ripple Effect

Posted on 03/04/2011 by John Zimmer

Have you ever tossed a pebble into a lake when the water was completely calm? Although the pebble is small, the effect is large. From that tiny “plop”, ripples begin to spread out in all directions. And it never ceases to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Poliomyelitis, Presentation, public speaking, Ripple Effect, World Health Organization | 3 Comments

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 76)

Posted on 11/02/2011 by John Zimmer

“I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking. I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he … Continue reading →