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Tag Archives: gestures
What We Can Learn From Josh and Grace
Every once in a while, you come across a simple story that brings a smile to your face and a tear to your eye; a story that makes you realize what is important and gives you hope for the future. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis of a Speech, Delivery
Tagged Down Syndrome, Facial Expressions, gestures, public speaking, simplicity, smile
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 105)
“Just as the orator marks his good things by a dramatic pause, or by raising or lowering his voice, or by gesture, so the writer marks his epigrams with italics, setting the little gem, so to speak, like a jeweller.” … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Quotes for Public Speakers
Tagged gestures, Oscar Wilde, pause, public speaking quotes, quotes, voice
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Speeches from Film: Henry V
William Shakespeare wrote many inspirational speeches for his different characters. One of the best known is the St. Crispin’s Day speech delivered by King Henry to his troops in the classic Henry V. To set the stage, prior to the epic battle … Continue reading
Posted in Speeches from Film
Tagged gestures, eye contact, Emotion, passion, speaking with passion, Henry V, Literature, Movies, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Henry V (play), Middle Ages, England, Battle of Agincourt, Harfleur, Calais, Kenneth Branagh, Using the Stage, St. Crispin's Day
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A Winning Oscar-Winning Speech
A great example of how to give an acceptance speech in one minute. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis of a Speech
Tagged Academy Awards, acceptance speech, Ari Sandel, Emotion, eye contact, gestures, humility, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian confict, Oscar, Palestine, Preparation
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The Power of Gestures
Effective speakers understand the power of gestures. Good gestures can add emphasis to an important point. They can be used to help explain a complicated concept. They can turn a speech into drama. As I have said previously, we should not … Continue reading
Posted in Delivery, TED
Tagged Bacteria, Bonnie Bassler, Delivery, gestures, hands, Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, presentations, Princeton University, public speaking, Speech, Symbiosis, TED, Vibrio fischeri
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