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Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking & Help Pages
- Acute Anxiety Help
- Letting go of Fear - a free 7 part e-course
- Online 1-1 skype coaching to overcome fear of public speaking
- General Tips for Overcoming Performance Anxiety
- Public Speaking Panic Attacks - a successful solution
- Tips for Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking contributed by visitors to the site.
If you have a great one, why not add it now? - Fight or Flight Response - an explanation
- An Outline of the Symptoms of the Fear of Public Speaking
- Breathing Exercises to calm and control anxiety
- Public Speaking Nerves - 5 strategies to transform negative thinking into positive confidence
- Presentation Skill Training - Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking with NLP techniques - an interview with Jonathan Altfeld, NLP Trainer and Master NLP Practitioner
- How to Build Self Confidence in a Child through Speech & Drama: Suggestions and Activities
- Dale Carnegie's 'The Art of Public Speaking' - a classic & free downloadable e-book.
How to Prepare a Speech
- How to Plan a Speech
- 100's of speech topics - links to lists of demonstration, persuasive, impromptu, controversial, children's, informative, fun and Easter speech topics
- How to choose interesting speech topics
- Building rapport with your audience
- Sample speech outline - a template for preparing a speech
- How to Research
- How to Write a Speech
- How to use action verbs to write a dynamic vibrant speech
- How to End a Speech Memorably
- How to Write a Speech for Kids
- How to use Storytelling to enrich your speeches
- Storytelling Setups:- How to successfully introduce your story
- Characterization techniques to enhance your storytelling
- How to Rehearse (as well as How to Prepare & Use Cue Cards)
- How to Use Props (visual aids) Well
- How to Prepare & Use Cue Cards (This is the full version)
- How to memorize a speech easily using acronyms
- How to remember a speech using the 'Once upon a time' format
- Speech Evaluation - The aspects assessed in a formal evaluation & a downloadable speech evaluation form
Improve Your Voice & Delivery
- Voice Image - how our voice delivery influences how people respond to us
- Vocal warm ups - a simple set of essential preparation exercises for confident speech delivery
- Voice Health-tips for maintaining good voice health
- A Teacher's Voice - developing a flexible, dynamic speaking voice. (Page includes links to research on the effect of the teacher's voice on children's learning)
- 10 Public Speaking Exercises for Improving Delivery
- Diction/Articulation Exercises
- Tongue Exercises for Articulation - Mrs Tongue Does Her Housework
- Proper Pronunciation - Commonly mispronounced words & phrases
- American English Pronunciation
- Exercises to Modify Speaking Rate (Either too slow or too fast)
- What is Speech Rate? How many words per minute is fast or slow?
- Exercises to Develop the Power of the Pause - Use Silence Effectively
- Vocal Variety
- Tips for Using Body Language to Enhance your Speech
Humor
- How to Use Humor Effectively
- Types of Verbal Humor
- Physical Humor basics
- Article: 'Walk Your Talk' Improv.Comedy Expert & Professional Speaker shares his insights.
- Interview with Steve Barancik- comedic storyteller, writer of humorous monologues
- The Humorous Speech Contest - What happens when 'funny' is not enough. Learn from my experience!
- Great Funny Speeches: How to get the laughter
- Fun Speech Topics: 60 light-hearted topics for kids of all ages
Developing Vocabulary & Confidence, Using Words Positively
- How to Increase Your Word Power
- How to use action verbs to write a dynamic vibrant speech
- Word Games to Play with Groups
- 5 Improv Games to Play with Groups
- 7 Public Speaking Games for Groups
- 5 Fun Public Speaking Activities for Groups
- 28 Public Speaking Games: a one-stop ebook resource for teachers
- The Power of the Spoken Word
- Ten Tips on Using the Power of the Spoken Word Positively
- Effective Listening Skills
- 14 Benefits of Public Speaking
Specialist Speeches & Resources
Acceptance Speeches
- How to Write an Acceptance Speech without Tears
- An Award Acceptance Speech Example- inspiring, impassioned and humble.
Birthday Speeches
- Free Birthday Speech Tips - How to Write a Birthday Speech
- Birthday Speeches: 40th birthday speech sample for a daughter from her mother
- Birthday Speeches: 50th birthday speech sample for a man from a close male friend
- Birthday Speech Tips & Speeches contributed by site visitors
- Birthday Themed Quotations - Wisdom
- Witty or Funny Themed Birthday Quotations
- Milestone (20th, 30th, 40th, 50th & 60th plus) Birthday Quotations
Business Speaking
- Business Thank You Speech - an adaptable template to personalize
- Effective Business Presentation
- Presentation Skills: an interview with Yolanthe Smit, presentation skills coach for non-native English speakers
Children's Speech Topics
- Dozens of Speech Topics for Children
- 50+ Elocution Topics for Kids
Christmas Speeches
- How to write a short, simple, sincere Christmas Speech - step by step template and quotations to use
- A sample Christmas Speech outline prepared using an easily adaptable step by step template.
Commemorative Speech Topics
- Commemorative speech topic helper - How to choose the most appropriate topic to fit the occasion. Plus resource links.
- The Tribute Speech Guide - characteristics of a tribute speech, how to plan and prepare one with examples
- A sample tribute speech - This is a tribute speech written for my Mother, Iris.
Controversial Speech Topics
Declamation Speeches
Demonstration Speeches
- How to Select a Topic & Prepare a Successful Demonstration Speech
- 100+ Demonstration Speech Topic Suggestions
- 50 How To Speech Ideas
- Another 50 Demonstrative Speech Topics
Easter Speech Topics
Eulogies or Funeral Speeches
- How to Write a Eulogy
- Sample Eulogies written by the site writer
- Sample Eulogies contributed by visitors
- Give a Living Eulogy - a speech of appreciation and gratitude to a living person
- How To Write a Poem
- How To Read a Poem Aloud
- Readings (podcasts) of funeral poems
- Poems Suitable for Use in Eulogies
- More Poems Suitable for Use in Funeral Speeches
- Inspirational Quotations to Calm, Comfort & Heal
- Bereavement support - a free series of 7 inspirational messages to comfort and support grieving
Farewell Speeches
Impromptu Speeches
- How to Banish Impromptu Speaking Blues - Easy-to-use templates & tips
- 10+ Themed Sets of Impromptu Speech Topics
- 50 Impromptu Public Speaking Topics to Practice With
- Themed sets of impromptu speech topics in printable pdf format
Informational/Interesting Speeches
- Informational Speech Topics - lists of topic suggestions and tips to prepare an informative speech
- Interesting Speech Topics - unusual & diverse
Introduction Speeches
- How to prepare and deliver a great introduction for a guest speaker. Tips, template and example
- How to prepare and deliver a brief self-introduction speech. Tips, template and example
Motivational Speeches
Persuasive Speech Ideas
- Checklist for writing a persuasive speech
- 50+ provoking fresh persuasive speech ideas
- 50 good persuasive speech topics
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A persuasive speech outline using Monroe's Motivated Sequence
Download a blank persuasive speech outline template to complete. - A persuasive speech example using Monroe's Motivated Sequence
Retirement Speeches
- Why Use a Free Retirement Speech? How to Write Your Own.
- Sample Retirement Speech written by site author
- Retirement Themed Quotations
Sales Speaking
Student Council Speeches
Thank You Speeches
- How to Prepare a Thanksgiving Speech - select a theme and complete an easy-to-follow template
- How to Prepare a Thank You Speech - easy to follow template
- A Business Thank You Speech example - adapt, and personalize it to prepare a speech thanking employees for a job well done
- A collection of 30 'Thank You' quotes to help you say thank you creatively
Wedding Speech Resources
- Wedding Poems & Readings
- Engagement Party Speeches
- Engagement Toasts
- Bridesmaid Speech
- Maid of Honor Sister Speech
- 50th Wedding Anniversary Speeches
- 50th Anniversary Toast - an example
Welcome Speeches
- Welcome to the Family Speeches:- an easy-to-use adaptable template, plus a sample welcome speech
- Welcome Speeches:- an easy-to-use adaptable template suitable for any type of Welcome Speech, plus a sample welcome speech
- Church Welcome Speech Sample: brief, sincere and simple, a gracious welcome to your church - use this sample speech as a template to prepare your own speech
- Phrases for Welcome Speeches: how say welcome well
Other
- Audience Etiquette
- Public Speaking Rubric
- The Importance of Communication Skills - a 5 step guide to improve face to face communication
- Public Speaking News - articles, press releases, reports - updated daily. Gathered from over 4000 sources all over the globe.
- Teaching English in Russia - report of a 5 day workshop teaching Russian English teachers
- Speech writer for hire - my bespoke speech writing service
Speaking Out Loud
Free E-books
Podcasts
- Readings of 'I Standing Upon the Seashore', 'Funeral Blues', 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep', 'Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi'
- Reading of 'Jazz Piano'
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