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Category Archives: Speechcraft
Choosing Speech Topics Made Easy
A while ago, I overheard a few members of my Toastmasters Club discussing the difficulties they’ve had choosing speech topics. This surprised me because I have never found choosing a speech topic to be a problem. In fact, for me … Continue reading
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Presentation Rules
It was supposed to be an eight-page paper, of course, I wrote nine-and-a-half and had to cut. The week after the paper was due, we had to deliver 5-minute presentations based on our topics. My topic was “Web-based Word Processing … Continue reading
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Lawrence Clark Powell on Public Speaking
In his autobiography Fortune & Friendship (R.R. Bowker Co., 1968), well-known and respected librarian, Lawrence Clark Powell devoted a chapter(“Speaking of Books”) to a discussion of public speaking and how it came to play a major role in expanding his … Continue reading
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