THE THREE BASIC RULES FOR any speech are: Start with a laugh, put the meat in the middle, and wave the flag at the end. Most important is to have a rapport with your audience. You can do it several ...

The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

Over at The Muse, Deborah Grayson Riegel, CEO and Chief Communication Coach for Talk Support: Don’t Be Left Speechless, explains that a good speech should be simple and streamlined. And you can ...

So, you’ve got to give a presentation and you do what most people do—procrastinate. Right? I’m a professional speaker and that means I’m a pro at putting off working on material. You know how it is.

If you’ve been charged with saying a few words about the newlyweds, here are some tips to help ease your anxiety and inspire you to speak from the heart. By Dina Gachman Massive parties with 10-piece ...

A good speech may look easy but you know making it look effortless has taken hours of work behind the scenes. So, today I’ll be giving a speech entitled "How to Write a Speech." Start your speech with ...

“I’m going to be a motivational speaker!” I was 28 years old. It was 5am in the morning. I was sitting in the lobby before a spin class and I proclaimed this to one of my fellow spinners. He was a ...

The lesson nearly killed me. I had a PhD in literature and rhetoric, and I was teaching at the University of Virginia, when the Governor, Chuck Robb, plucked me from academic obscurity to write ...

Graduation season is upon us. While we all want our beloved members of the class of 2025 to feel our love, pride, and excitement, few of us look forward to the act of putting those feelings into words ...

If you’ve been asked to be the best man at a friend's (or family member's) wedding, consider it a big deal and a major honor! Sure, it comes with some additional responsibility, but your ...

A public relations, or PR speech, announces important developments such as new products, company reorganizations, new staff, new offices, expansion and community events the company sponsors or ...