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Speaking in the Semiosphere: April 2015
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Monday, April 27, 2015. Chapter One Public Speaking in the Semiosphere: Creating a Meaningful Experience. Wanted to make all my readers aware that my new eBook, Public Speaking in the Semiosphere: Creating a Meaningful Experience for Your Audience. Is available through Amazon.com. It was written with my colleague Howard Miller. Chapter 1: Speaking in the Semiosphere: Creating a Meaningful Experience. There is a vulnerability to opening up and sharing something of yourself....
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: Why Stories Work
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Friday, March 29, 2013. As I mentioned yesterday. Stories are a public speaker's best friend. Why? Because they are interesting, understandable and memorable. And as an added bonus, they take a little time to tell. So when you have 50 minutes to fill, your "facts and figures" only go so far- It takes about 5 seconds to cite a statistic. What are you going to say for the remaining 49 minutes and 55 seconds? He knew, I am sure. But he was so far over our heads with his voca...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: Using PowerPoint Effectively or Keeping Satan at Bay
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Using PowerPoint Effectively or Keeping Satan at Bay. As I promised yesterday, today's entry is about using PowerPoint more effectively. And I use PowerPoint as a generic term for all presentation aids. If you haven't read yesterday's entry ( "PowerPoint is Satan". You probably should to give this some context. That is time I am not listening to you. So make your slides capable of being taken in in an instant, so our attention can quickly return t...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: Creating a Meaningful Experience
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Sunday, March 9, 2014. Creating a Meaningful Experience. What both speakers and audience members crave is a meaningful experience. One that changes us, inspires us. If I can create a meaningful experience for my audience I know they will have loved my presentation. That is my goal, and achieving it is one of the things that makes my life meaningful. But how do we do that? Along those same lines, tell stories. Empathize with your Audience's Concerns. One of those things is fin...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: My New Public Speaking Book Will Help You...Guaranteed!
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Saturday, April 18, 2015. My New Public Speaking Book Will Help You.Guaranteed! I am really excited to announce that my new book Public Speaking in the Semiosphere: Creating a Meaningful Experience for Your Audience. Have you ever seen speakers that breaks all the "rules" and yet are tremendously successful and/or popular? We aim to train you you to speak extemporaneously, not read scripts or PowerPoint slides. Extemporaneous speech is natural and conversational, with the...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: Your Nonverbal Delivery
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Thursday, February 13, 2014. Your delivery has two components: what you say, and everything else. That everything else is your nonverbal delivery, and it is every bit as important as what you say. There are several components to your nonverbal delivery. Lets look at them individually. Is vitally important. So important that I wrote an entire blog devoted to it. You can read that here. Is essential to your communication. The eyes have tremendous expressive power. Old s...Eye c...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: July 2014
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Monday, July 28, 2014. The Role of Storytelling in Public Speaking. Today's Special Guest Blogger is Dr. Sharon Bebout Carr, one of the countries foremost authorities on Storytelling and Performance. Please visit her Facebook page at https:/ www.facebook.com/storiedworlds. The Role of Storytelling in Public Speaking. By Dr Sharon Bebout Carr. Stories are powerful. They are full of details. They connect us to the emotional underpinnings of ideas. They open doors to...The best ...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: Gestures? Keep 'em Real
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Monday, November 11, 2013. What do I do with my hands? I am not a fan of choreographing gestures. All too often they look contrived and mechanical, more likely to attract our attention than genuinely support the message. And attracting attention to themselves is something gestures should not do. You want the audience's focus on what you are saying, not on your hand movements. It is my professional opinion that authenticity is what people respond to. Far too many fine spea...
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Speaking in the Semiosphere: The Role of Storytelling in Public Speaking
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Speaking in the Semiosphere. Monday, July 28, 2014. The Role of Storytelling in Public Speaking. Today's Special Guest Blogger is Dr. Sharon Bebout Carr, one of the countries foremost authorities on Storytelling and Performance. Please visit her Facebook page at https:/ www.facebook.com/storiedworlds. The Role of Storytelling in Public Speaking. By Dr Sharon Bebout Carr. Stories are powerful. They are full of details. They connect us to the emotional underpinnings of ideas. They open doors to...The best ...
