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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

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What is facial expression? One way to define it, ‘The feelings shown or expressed on your face'. For example, A happy face An angry face A sad face A confused face A worried face A surprised face Do you know how important it is to use facial expression when you speak? This is because facial expression helps you to show how you feel instead of just saying the words. When your words combined with your facial expression, people can easily understand, relate , communicate and connect with you. And when it comes to public speaking, no one can deny how facial expression can make it easier to convey the points in a speech or presentation. Facial expressions are especially useful when you are telling a story in your speech. You will not be able to tell a good story without your facial expressions. Your speech shall be more convincing and effective. This should not be a problem to those who are naturally expressive. However, some of us do n...
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PLEASE MAKE YOUR SPEECH MORE ENTERTAINING!

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There I was sitting quietly, starring into space. I was listening to a speaker who was telling us about his theories in details. I had to admit, the speaker’s explanation was in depth, comprehensive and his ideas were brilliant! Unfortunately, there was one little problem. I was BORED. I wanted to listen to his speech. I wanted to know all about his ideas. Honestly, I wanted to. But my eyes were heavy. And my mind was drifting away. I felt drained. I could not pay attention to the speaker. It was so hard to focus! A t that moment, I was hoping that the speaker could do something to get me interested again. OH, how I wished he could make his speech more entertaining! FAST FORWARD.  M any years later... Yes. I know exactly what you are thinking. You are saying,” The speaker was giving an informative speech, not an entertaining speech. His speech was not supposed to be entertaining. Hey, give the man a break!” Well… In my defense, I was ...
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4 WAYS TO START YOUR SPEECH

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You know exactly what you wish to talk about. You are absolutely positive that people will love your speech topic. You have written down all the points. But there is one little problem. You have no idea how to start your speech. What should you say first? How to begin? You cannot just jump straight to the points without an introduction. A good speech must be well-organized. A good speech must have an introduction. A good speech must have a good introduction. The introduction of speech is everything. It has to be interesting. Your introduction must be able to grab your audience’s attention to listen to your speech. You know what they say about first impression. “A good first impression can work wonders”  - J.K. Rowling- If your speech introduction is not engaging enough, you audience may not be interested to listen to the rest of your speech. This can be unfortunate especially when you have brilliant ideas worth sharing with ...
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HOW TO END A SPEECH?

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Yesterday, I was talking to a friend when suddenly she asked me, “Hey, do you know how to end a speech?”.  When I heard her question, suddenly it occurred to me that not many people have asked me that. Most people are more interested to know how to start a speech. Do you know that ending a speech is as important as starting a speech? Have you ever watched any movie that sort of left you hanging? The movie started out great with an interesting plot. But there was no ending! You had no clue what happened in the end and had to make your own conclusion. You felt really disappointed. I am not sure about you but this type of movie does not impress me at all . The same thing applies to the end of a speech. The ending gives you a better understanding of the speech. It is the last one connecting to the dots. Without it, the speech will be incomplete. Ending your speech effectively shall reinforce your points, leaving a trace in your audience hearts and give them the feel...
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HOW TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP ON YOUR DREAMS?

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Life has its ups and downs. At times, we feel like we can fly up to the moon and the stars. But at times, we feel as if we are trapped at the bottom of the sea and not knowing how to come up to the surface. Life can be tough. Life is full of challenges. On the other hand, life can also be wonderful and exciting. Our dreams keep us alive. We all have dreams. Small dreams. Big dreams. Ambition. Wishes. Purpose. But in order to achieve our dreams, we must face some obstacles. Our journey may not be as smooth as we think. We continue to follow our path, along with determination and persistence.  However, it might take longer than we expected to find what we are searching for and at that moment we start to doubt ourselves and wonder if all this hard work is worth it. We begin thinking of giving up. The question is, should we just give up? Or should we find a way to hold on a little longer and get back on track? When we are feeling down, ...
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