January Speaking Tips

Want to Connect With Your Audience? Look at Them!

One of the biggest mistakes speakers make is over-focusing on charts, diagrams, and data. That, writes public speaking expert, Gary Genard, often results in speakers reading off a slide at precisely the moment they should be looking at the audience instead. Read Genard’s suggestions for becoming a more persuasive speaker.

Five Things You’re Doing Wrong On Virtual Meetings

Whether you use Zoom, Teams, Google Meet or other programs, you probably know a thing or two about how to have a successful virtual meeting. But are your virtual meetings effective? Mike Fruciano with Effective Presentations has compiled a list of the five most common mistakes made by video meeting participants.

Also from Fruciano: Public speaking tips for the average social introvert.

Aristotle was a Toastmaster

In this edition of the Toastmasters international Podcast, John Bowe, author of “I Have Something to Say: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking in an Age of Disconnection,” provides insight into the history of public speaking, including the role of Aristotle’s seminal work, “Ars Rhetorica,” and shares how his study of rhetoric combined with the skills he learned at Toastmasters made him not just a better communicator, but also a better person.