One of the major differences between giving a speech and writing a paper is the fact that your audience can't go back and re-read a section of a speech. Therefore, as a speaker, you must make sure that your audience doesn't get lost or confused. There are many ways that a speaker can do this, but

There's no denying it; words are powerful. I'm talking P O W E R F U L! A single word can change your entire perception of a situation. A single word can completely change the effectiveness of a marketing or sales message to your market. A single word can have an effect on your entire business. Let

When I was teaching public speaking, I always told my students that they had to be careful because visual aids tended to be "mischievous." By this, I meant that visual aids have a tendency to go wrong exactly at the worst time. If you aren't extremely careful, they will detract from your presentation,

As I drove to work this morning I turned on the radio as usual, and heard the announcer talking about a major fire in one tower of the World Trade Center in New York. They were interviewing a fireman who was informing us as to how difficult it would be to put out this kind of fire. I soon found out that

A number of people have decided to forego business as usual because of the recent terrorist attacks on the USA which have caused untold loss of life and property and enormous grief. This has been another "shot heard around the world." The aftermath affects us all and will be far-reaching. We