Public speaking is cool

Nowadays, it is hard to get by without doing a presentation. In the working world, there is no escape.  You need to do presentations for your bosses, the board of directors and for your clients.  You give presentation every time you sell your product or promote your services to your future customers. Presentation is important because it is one way to present ideas and information to others. However, the effectiveness of a presentation relies on many factors. You must ensure that you deliver a good presentation. Otherwise, it will only be ‘speaking’ without an impact. You will not get the results that you are looking for. So how can you determine an effective presentation? The real question is; what makes a good presentation? 1) Well-prepared Admit it. Preparation is necessary in most of the things you do in life. A good presentation is a presentation that is well-planned and well-managed. A presentation that is not well prepared will usually lead to di...

You can call me weird. You can call this an obsession. The truth is…(And I am not ashamed to admit it) I am a quote lover! Yes! I finally said it… I just love quotes! I have always been intrigued by wise words written or spoken by anyone. I find quotes interesting, inspiring and uplifting. I enjoy reading quotes during my free time. And along the way, I found some brilliant ones. Here are some great quotes that I wish to share with you which are relevant to public speaking. I hope you love these quotes as much as I do :) 1) This one is simply brilliant and amusing at the same time. I totally can relate to this. A wise man speaks because he has something to say. In public speaking, it is always important to know why you wish to speak in the first place. There must be a reason, a purpose and meaning in giving a speech or delivering a presentation. There must be some content, substance and message in what you are saying. And a fool will speak because he has to ...

Tell me How many languages do you speak? Are you bilingual? Or are you multilingual? Do you have friends from other countries around the globe? Do you often travel abroad? Say, have you ever been to Malaysia? I’m from the Land of Borneo, Malaysia. As Malaysians, we have many different races, cultures and languages. Most of us here speak more than one language. Like any other countries in the world, languages connect us with one another. Yes. Public speaking connects us with one another too. But no matter how powerful public speaking can be to influence, motivate and inspire, languages are the important keys. Without the keys, we can’t open the door. And the connection between languages and public speaking is stronger than you can ever imagine. If a speaker can’t speak the language, the communication between the speaker and the audience will not take place. And speakers who can speak the language shall diminish the barrier between them. Believe it...

You have been doing presentations for a while now. You are really getting the hang of it and you love what you do. Yet, there is something missing. You can’t quite figure it out. You just don’t feel satisfied with your own presentations. You don’t think your presentations were good enough. You don’t think you made enough impact. You want to be better at it. Well, don’t feel bad. Take it positively. We should always improve ourselves from time to time. That’s how we can become great at whatever we do. And by thinking about how to improve ourselves is actually a good way to start. You are making an effort to find out what you can do to become a better presenter. Congratulations! The question is; how to improve the quality of your presentation? 1)Be A Better Quality Speaker In order to improve the quality of your presentation, you must first improve the performance of the speaker which is in this case; you . A good quality...

Tick tock tick tock I looked at my watch. It was 8.15am 20 minutes later... I looked at my watch again. 8.35am… The speaker was supposed to start his presentation at 8.am. Still there were no sign of him. I was not the only one who was waiting for him. There were 200 other participants. We were in the hall since 7.30am Everyone was restless. The organiser apologised for the delay. They say he was the best. I thought he was too… But after 35 minutes of waiting, I began to wonder…. You see, time management is very important. As a speaker, you should avoid being late for your presentation. Unless of course, there was an emergency or something happened which was beyond your control. However, when a speaker or a presenter is always late, I can assure you it’s not a good thing. Why does it matter? Why speakers and time management are inseparable? Why should you (as a speaker) understand the importance of time management? Now let me tell you why. 1) G...

Connection… We all need connection… Don’t you just hate it when you try to surf the internet but there is no Wi-Fi connection? Don’t you just hate it when you go out for your first date and you realised there is no real connection? I know the feeling. It can be very frustrating. You see, connection is very important to us human beings. Without it, there will be no communication. And it’s not just about surfing the internet or getting the man or woman of your dreams… As a speaker or a presenter, do you have any idea how important it is to connect with your audience? Yes, it is very important. If you are not able to connect with them, your speech or presentation will not be effective. To be able to connect with your audience, you need to understand humans or in other words; people. So, what are the ways to connect with your audience? 1) Touch Their Hearts  In our everyday life, we like to be connected with others. We love to communicate with each other...