iPad app Prompster is all-in-one speechwriter, recorder & teleprompter
Teleprompters were once the province of conventions and television studios. I've told you about open-source software that will put a teleprompter on your desktop or laptop. Now, iPad owners can take the teleprompter with them with new app Prompster
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A comprehensive article on voice, this one ...
Whether it's the rich, resonant tones of Richard Burton, the breathiness of Marilyn Monroe or the nasality of Fran Drescher, the sound of the voice conjures up an image—an impression—and can influence perception.
Speakers know how to use the voice for effect but don't always use the voice effectively. This can cause a variety of illnesses which can prevent speakers from doing what they do best—speak.
and it goes on to give basic, practical ways to care for and cure the voice. I have saved it here in the library
Whatever you may be trying to achieve, don’t let the impact of your presentation be an accident. Right from
the beginning, it needs to be part of the planning.
When you are visualizing your production, toying with ideas and possibilities and first drafts, make the impact of you as a person and of your performance an integral part of that process. Visualise it and work it into all aspects of your production planning.
Then you have the foundation for creating the “wow” factor.
Even if you are already an engaging presenter, add more audience participation. It will help the people you're talking to remember more of your content.
Here are some ways to add variety and help people remember the important points that you are trying to make. They are especially effective in a learning or problem-solving situation
There are many things you can do before your speech to calm nerves. Obviously being prepared is one, and another is a set of things that make up a routine to go through beforehand.
Before you make your presentation, if at all possible, arrive at the venue early and make it your own. Walk the walk you will make to the stage or lectern. Walk around the room and make yourself comfortable with your surroundings. Feel comfortable with those surroundings ... feel confident walking, standing, looking.
When you come back to actually present, that feeling should still be there and you can harness and use it to present with confidence.
From Ellen Finkelstein
(in case you've been living under a rock and missed it!!)
This has got to be good!!
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The end result is a spoken presentation.
Spoken language is very different from the written. Writing tends to use far longer, more convoluted sentences, which often use voices that we would not use in speech. Try reading out the sentence you just read and see how awkward it sounds when it is spoken.
Again, it is a case of speaking to the audience in their language – the language they expect to hear spoken.
So if you need to write your presentation first, take the time to read it out loud, and then say those same ideas as if you were telling someone face to face. If you absolutely have to have a written draft, then re-write using what you said aloud. Make sure, though, that you can make eye contact.
When you stand up to speak, you have no guarantees that your audience will listen intently to your every word. We all know that behind those "I'm-all-ears" looks, your listeners' minds can wander. Think about how much your mind has wandered during other people's presentations!
You can't gain support, sell ideas, or push a new initiative if people aren't listening. So, it's your job to shatter that fixed facade, grab your listeners' attention, and hold on tight. You have to earn their attention right from the beginning of your talk. Here's how:
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Enthusiasm is a necessary qualification for effective speaking. When you show enthusiasm it is contagious. The enjoyment and knowledge that is demonstrated for your subject will result in increased listener enjoyment and your speech being more convincing.
For public speaking, the enthusiasm required, as described by Coleman Cox, "is inspired by reason, controlled by caution, sound in theory, and practical in application, reflects confidence, spreads good cheer, raises morale, inspires associates, arouses loyalty and laughs at adversity."
Enthusiasm in public speaking is about being passionate about the subject of your speech and being able to convey it to others. The enthusiasm must be demonstrated in your tone of voice, body language, gestures and facial expressions to transfer it to your audience. The feeling of excitement must come through as you deliver.
Some people are naturally enthusiastic and they are that way because they have developed the necessary habits. You must want to be enthusiastic to become enthusiastic.
Frank Bettger author of "How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling" attributes his success to enthusiasm. His advice is "act enthusiastically and you'll be enthusiastic." By acting on his own advice he put his "heart" into selling and went from failure to the top of his field for several years.
If you are not naturally enthusiastic, it can be created as a result of your attitude and enjoyment of the topic or by believing in a cause. By taking the time to apply the following it is possible to develop enthusiasm:
1. Choosing a positive optimistic nature and attitude
2. By putting your whole heart and soul into every you do
3. Do not let criticism put you off your stride
4. Develop a burning desire in your subject by thinking about it and living it everyday.
5. Have an active interest in people
6. Spend your time with people who are genuinely enthusiastic. Their positive emotions will "rub off" onto you.
Unless you want to be enthusiastic you will never be enthusiastic. If you are ashamed of the topic or dislike it you will not be able to develop enthusiasm for it. Genuine enthusiasm only comes from something you believe in or enjoy.
One of the factors that contributed to the late John F. Kennedy's speaking success was the enthusiasm he displayed when delivering his speech. Sure, he had good speechwriters but without his enthusiasm, the speeches would not have been nearly as effective. A person conveying their speech in a monotone voice, boring and steady manner will not be as effective at getting their message across.
An enthusiastic delivery can overcome other shortcomings in your presentation. Where you are not naturally enthusiastic it can be developed provide you choose to be. By being genuinely enthusiastic and combined with preparation and knowledge your public speaking will be more confident and effective.
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