http://blog.ericfeng.com everything u need to know about public speaking Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:05:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The average attention span of a literate adult is 20 minutes. Good, you think to yourself. 20 minutes is plenty of time. But how many speeches have you sat through where you fell asleep within the first two minutes? And how afraid are you that people are going to do the ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/how-to-be-an-interesting-speaker/ You step onto the stage. Your audience stares back at you – a sea of unknown faces. If you’re lucky, they’ll be receptive. If you’re not, they’ll be bored. And if it’s just not your day, they’ll even be hostile. There’s a lot of information out there on how to make sure ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/getting-them-awake-and-interested-before-you-speak/ "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward!" - Rocky Balboa I have never watched a single Rocky movie even though my room mate and dad are huge fans. However after ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/5-powerful-lessons-that-will-get-you-speaking-on-par-with-the-best/ It has been a while since I was moved to tears by a presentation. Today was one such evening. The speaker is a self-made multi-millionaire who has undergone tremendous adversity before enjoying his current status. And my training company, AdvantEdge Coaching, had the good fortune of inviting him to share ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/what-every-speaker-needs-to-know-if-you-want-to-leave-your-audience-mesmerized-inspired/ This is the first installment of articles contributed by my fellow Public Speaking Blogger, Gary Guwe. Former President of the NUS Toastmasters Club, Gary also does extensive research in the area of Body Language. Visit his blog http://blog.ericfeng.com/your-body-speaks-volumes/ Now if you're still not convinced that one of today's aggressive forms of marketing comes in the form of Storytelling...you haven't been paying even the slightest bit of attention to your surroundings. In Part 1, I introduced one of the biggest Fast Food icons who used such a strategy, KFC. Turns ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/telling-storiesin-a-business-suit-part-2/ This morning, I was interviewed by the President of Oporto Toastmasters in Portugal. He asked me a fairly interesting question that made me realize why some speakers are so good, while others are only so-so. Here’s the question he asked: Even the most advanced speaker has challenges and can improve in ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/best-speaking-advice-you-are-not-good-enough/ Eric in action (speech coaching) If you have been a frequent visitor of The Public Speaking Blog, you will realize that I seldom do promotions or get you to buy anything unless it serves a purpose i.e. the product helps you become a better speaker in the shortest amount of time. ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/three-powerful-reasons-why-you-should-join-this-coaching-program/ There is a astronomical number of public speaking resources out there on the web and it is almost impossible to read every one of them. Agree? What if there is someone who compiles all the quality entries and update them at a period you request (say 10 mins?). This means ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/warning-alltop-is-here-to-help-you-score-at-your-next-presentation/ A creative ad by Mini Cooper placed at the Zurich , Switzerland train station, shows people climbing into or out of the car, when they are actually entering or exiting stairs. That's persuasion at its best! More examples below. I just listened to an mp3 interview with Paul Endress, persuasion ... http://blog.ericfeng.com/the-art-of-persuasion/