A couple of weeks ago I called to University College Dublin for a chat with Barry Brophy. Barry has nearly two decades of experience helping people make presentations in both the private sector and as a college lecturer. He has developed specialist Masters Courses at UCD that run across all disciplines. Barry is also the author […]
I’m delighted to introduce an interview with Matt Abrahams. Matt is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator and coach who teaches Strategic Communication for Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and Presentation Skills for Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program, and De Anza College. Matt is also Co-Founder of Bold Echo, which is an industry leading communication coaching consulting practice. During […]
Toastmasters is a community of over 345,000 members in 15,900 clubs in over 140 countries. Each year thousands of those members gather for the annual convention, culminating with the final round of an International Speech Contest, to produce the World Champion of Public Speaking. For readers not already familiar with Toastmasters, check out my introduction to the organisation here. In this blog […]
This article is a very special one for Communicate You blog. I’ve gathered together some of Ireland’s leading public speaking and presentation coaches to garner some top tips and advice. Here are some of the topics covered in the post: Advice for a beginner speaker Dealing with stage fright Connecting with an audience Catherine Moonan […]
I’m delighted to introduce an interview with Hilari Weinstein. Since 1998, Hilari has trained more than 2,500 professionals through her business High Impact Communication. Her training specialises in helping clients: Gain greater confidence and be more comfortable Communicate with greater clarity and authenticity Be effective communicators in a variety of contexts Make their message memorable During my […]
When faced with delivering a speech or presentation many of us worry about what we are going to say or how the audience will react… But trust me, there is no need to be worried! My aim with this post is to present a simple, yet hugely effective method that you can apply to help you prepare and deliver well structured, […]
I’m delighted to feature an interview with Sarah Lloyd Hughes. Sarah is a popular speaker on confidence and inspiration, an award winning social entrepreneur, founder of Ginger Training & Coaching and author of “How to be Brilliant at Public Speaking” (Pearson). She has also featured as a TED speaker. In this post we discuss Sarah’s […]
I’m delighted to feature Dr. Gary Genard on the blog. The Genard Method is a Boston, Massachusetts-based public speaking training organisation. Gary, its founder, is an actor and speech coach who uses performance-based techniques to help professionals of all types become more dynamic speakers. He also has a specialty in helping people overcome fear of public speaking and […]
Taking that first step into the public speaking arena can seem daunting at first. Nevertheless with a little bit of practice a basic level of public speaking ability has the potential to have a huge impact on your life. There are many hidden benefits from learning to speak in public. And you’d be surprised at how […]
Toastmasters International is a worldwide organisation devoted to public speaking. The first club was started by Ralph Smedley in California in 1924 at a local YMCA to meet the need for speech and leadership training for young men. His initial “Ten Lessons in Public Speaking” still forms the core of the Toastmasters educational program as […]