 Congratulations to Wendy Goody and Jim Burlison on winning the Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests, respectively. Join Jim and Wendy to show your support on September 25, 2010 at the Area 1-2 Humorous and Evaluation Contest! Details will be provided at the next meeting. |
Carl Thormeyer |
Wendy Goody |
Cathy Lee
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Suad Ali |
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Find Your Confidence
Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and even beneficial, but too much nervousness can be detrimental. Here are some proven tips on how to control your butterflies and give better presentations:
Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language - that way you won't easily forget what to say.
Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.
Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. ("One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.
Don't apologize for any nervousness. Concentrate on the message - not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.
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Fred Sadler and Arnie Buss |
Carl Thormeyer | |
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Tell us Your Most Embarrassing Speaking Moment.
Submit four to five sentences describing your most embarrassing speaking moment. We can link it to a full article if you have it posted. |
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