Speaker's Briefing

Strapped for practice time? Memorize your opening
In the best of all speaking worlds, we would always have plenty of practice time. But in the real world we often have to speak on short notice with limited preparation and rehearsal time. When time presses, don’t try to commit your whole presentation to memory at the last minute.

Make your statistics come to life
Numbers are often an important part of your speech message, but they can be deadly dull when presented the wrong way. The solution? The next time you have to talk about numbers—budgets, forecasts, prices, etc.—find ways to bring those numbers to life. Use vivid illustrations to give greater meaning to statistics.

Want to pep up your intro? Add some suspense ... and build on it
Sometimes the dullest part of a program is the introductions, especially during a long, multispeaker event. But you can pep them up. Here are three techniques to use the next time you’re called on to make the introductions:

Typing as easy as ABC and note-taking the high-tech way
Looking for help in the research, drafting and editing phases of your speech activities? Two new products can assist you in the process and save you some time: