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Tag Archives: Motivation
Stretch your Speaking – Introduction
This post is the first in a series about finding ways to stretch yourself when it comes to public speaking. The goal is to encourage people to explore different ways of developing their speaking skills and thus to become better … Continue reading
A lesson from Nokia
On 12 November 2007—ten years ago to the day as I write this post—Forbes published its magazine featuring a story about Nokia on the cover. Forbes asked the question, “Can anyone catch the cell phone king?” The answer? Yes. Apple … Continue reading
Own your speech
Recently, I was working with a group of people over a couple of days to help them improve their public speaking skills. For one exercise, I asked them to give a short (5-minute) speech on something that they cared about. The first … Continue reading
From the Bronx to Yale: The Power of High School Speech
Below is an inspiring 13-minute documentary about a group of high school students and their teachers from Democracy Prep school in the South Bronx, New York. They compete in a variety of speech contests at the local, district, state and national … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, From the Bronx to Yale, Motivation, public speaking
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 210) – Bruce Lee
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there. You must go … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Lee, Motivation, Public Speaking Quotations, quotes
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