Click the arrow in the audio player below to listen to this 1-minute audio of a live Q&A I held in Saudi Arabia that teaches a lesson about how NOT to open your speech. [audio:https://craigvalentine.com/wp-content/uploads/604888DZMUEG.mp3|titles=Mic check ] So How Can You Open The Speech? Now that you see what not to do during your opening, let’s look […]
Continue readingEvery now and then it is important to remind ourselves of some of the foundations that can lift us to great heights in speaking. Here are 25 phrases to do just that. Speak to one but look to all When you lift yourself up you let your audience down What gets recorded gets rewarded Don’t […]
Continue readingIf the most important word in speaking is ‘you,’ the most important number in speaking is three. The Rule of 3 manifests in many ways. It helps make your speech more humorous, clearer, and more memorable. Use it For Humor Let’s start with the humor. The Rule of Three applies when you have three examples that […]
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