Public Speaking Series by Pearson Education – Part 1

This is a great series on public speaking by Pearson Education.

Part 1 – Considering the Occasion

Journalists commonly address the questions Who did What? When? Where? Why? and How? The same questions can be starting points for selecting and organizing a topic for an informative speech.   To whom are you speaking?As you [...]

A New Community Of Hope Formed!

As you know, I am a passionate advocate of utilizing biblical principles and Christian faith as a guide for success in my life. Toastmasters has been a very important part of my personal and public life and I wanted to share an article that shows so clearly just how amazing and important speech, communication and community are.

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UM, DUH, AHH, YOU KNOW, LIKE, RIGHT…

Are you a “valley girl” or a competent sounding and well spoken professional?  When you punctuate your speech with phrases such as “You know”, “Ummm”, “You know what I’m saying”, “You know what I mean?”, etc., these are examples of speech patterns that can make you sound poorly educated and can actually be [...]