Public Speaking 911 Blog

There are a couple Dale Carnegie courses to tell you about which take place in Ohio beginning late October, 2008.

The course is “Effective Communications and Human Relations,” which is a 12-week course running one night per week for 3.5 hours per session. In this class you will Read more

Yes, it’s always fun to hear a great political speech. But, if you’re interested in improving your powers of public speaking, they can be incredibly powerful teaching tools. You can hear what gets audiences excited, what phrases are repeated, how the speakers use their emotions and Read more

Just tuned into Pres. Bill Clinton’s first rally for Barack Obama.  He’s still one of the finest speakers in America today.  He’s firing up the audience with a key beginning phrase, “decisions took us” as he lists how the decisions of the last 8 Read more

Aside from the fact that most people don’t like to be read to, there are several problems you must contend with when reading to your audience:

1. Lack of eye contact. The biggest problem of reading to an audience is eye contact. Maintaining good eye contact with Read more

Here’s a public speaking course for those of you in the Houston, Texas area.  It’s called “Transform Stage Fright Into Natural Presence” and is taught at the Self-Expression Center at 11221 Richmond Ave., Suite C-104, in Houston.  The course utilizes the Zimmer Method Read more