Types of Speeches: The Roast
A roast is a lot like a toast, except it pokes fun at the honoree. Roasts are often performed at birthday parties, retirement parties and other occasions where someone with a sense of humor is being honored.
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Supercompetent Key 1: Activity – Activity Demonstrates Value and Reflects Importance
By Featured Speaker Laura Stack In this competitive economy, just being able to do your job is no longer enough. Competence is simply expected in today’s workplaces. But you can’t be simply competent; you have to be SuperCompetent to get an edge. When the rubber hits the road, the difference […]
3 Things You Can Do to Improve Any Presentation
You’ve got the perfect speech … on paper. You may have even presented it a few times with decent results. But you want more. What can you do to take this presentation to the next level? I’ve been there before. When I was competing in high school with my earthquake […]
Types of Speeches: The Toast
A toast is a brief speech of congratulations, appreciation, and remembrance for a person … followed by a drink.
Making Voice Mail Work For You Not Against You
By Featured Speaker Eric Gilboord It is becoming the norm to work at home for all or some of your business activities. Pretty much every company and most consumers, have the ability to receive voice mail messages whether through an answering machine or an invisible machine from a telephone service […]
The Three Blind Mice of Public Speaking
Three blind mice Three blind mice See how they run See how they run The all run after the farmer’s wife Who cut off their tails with a carving knife Did you ever seen such a thing in your life As three blind mice Three blind mice We all have […]
Types of Speeches: The Eulogy
A eulogy is a speech of praise for someone who has just died. It is often given at a funeral or memorial service for the deceased. More often than not, the person who gives the eulogy is a sibling or close friend.