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Using Humour When Speaking to a Foreign Audience
My last post about delivering a speech or presentation via an interpreter has generated a lot of discussion. One of the tips that I mentioned in that post was the importance of using humour carefully when addressing an audience of … Continue reading
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Tagged Farsi, humor, Humour, Iran, Persian language, public speaking, Speaking to a foreign audience
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Podium vs. Lectern
No, today’s post is not about a new sci-fi movie. Rather, it’s about the distinction between two mainstays of public speaking: the podium and the lectern. A podium (pl. podiums or podia) is the raised platform on which the speaker stands … Continue reading
Rick Perry’s “Oops” Moment and Five Lessons We Can Learn
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
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Tagged Drawing a blank, Humour, Mitt Romney, Presentation, public speaking, Rick Perry, Ron Paul
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250,000 Visits
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
Public Speaking: Taking That First Step
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
Summer 2011
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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