Public Speaking, Presentation & Leadership Skills

Toastmaster Project speech 8 I delivered my Project 8 Speech on using visual aids effectively at city of Perth Toastmaster Club and won the Best Prepared Speaker Award for the session. The tips and ideas for creating your Project speech 8 are discussed in the previous blog . This speech was about how wisdom is available in day to day life and activities, it was about how even a small thing like pen, pencil can teach us important lessons of life.  The visuals used were Paper of the size of $50 $50 note Pencil and eraser Toastmaster Lantern Before you start the speech make sure that the above visuals are readily available and also not visible to the audience.  I kept the visuals on the lantern and the lantern was on my side. The lantern (none of the audience thought that the lantern is a prop) easily blended into the scene with almost nobody suspecting that this can be a prop.  In the speech the use of props are marked in red. Wisdom Water, water, eve

Toastmaster Project 8: Get Comfortable with Visual Aids Visual aids help an audience understand and remember what they hear; they are a valuable tool for speakers. The most popular visual aids are computer-based visuals, overhead transparencies, flip charts, whiteboards and props. The type of visual aid you choose depends on several factors, including the information you wish to display and the size of the audience. Visuals must be appropriate for your message and the audience, and be displayed correctly with ease and confidence. Objectives: Select visual aids that are appropriate for your message and the audience. Use visual aids correctly with ease and confidence. Time: Five to Seven minutes. Why is it important Human two most important senses are hearing and view. We have a natural tendency to start visualising the ideas the moment we hear them in order to remember. Any visual aid helps us in that stimulating the sense of hearing. This is the main reas

Most people would undergo a surgery without  anesthesia  than standing up in front of a crowd and make a speech, even if it is among the spears. Though the most efficient and effective way of getting noticed (or  recognize ) is to make a presentation or speech in front of a group of people that supports your knowledge, intelligence, and strengths. If the presentation is good people will not only notice your intelligence, also your presentation skills. The biggest fear a person faces is “What if I make a fool of myself?”   To be honest every speech is a prime opportunity to do something or say something that may come across as foolish, and this is true for every speaker to the novice to the most experienced. A joke may tank, a remark may be delivered incorrectly or you may take a false step. The experienced speaker just has some tools in their arsenal to  minimize  the risk of this happening. In this article, I am attempting to list few of these tools that I have come across wh