Keeping it tall

Fellow speaker,

If you want to tell a tall tale:

• Watch movies that have tall tales in them (e.g., Big Fish)
• Pick a quotation and create a tall tale based on the wording of the quotation or to make that quotation a punch line
• Write down frustrating things that happen to you and develop ridiculous solutions to them

Tall-ly,

Tim Wilson

Professional Speech Coach

Free speaking tips at: http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com

It's all about the audience

Fellow speaker,

If you feel like everything you do is being evaluated while you are onstage, change the focus from focusing on yourself to focusing on your audience:

• Take the time to understand your audience
• Make a connection with your audience
• Take questions from the audience in the middle of your speech (make sure to control how long this session lasts)

About them,

Tim Wilson

Professional Speech Coach

Free speaking tips at: http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com

Keep cool!

Fellow speaker,

If you get flushed in the face before going onstage to speak, you can greatly reduce the amount of face flushing by holding something cold in the palms of your hands (e.g., a chilled bottle of water)

Chilling,

Tim Wilson

Professional Speech Coach

Free speaking tips at: http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com