Category: Communication (Page 14 of 14)

Mr.MediaTraining (The blog of Brad Phillips) has published an interesting series of posts on “Eight ways to open a speech”. Here is the list:

One: The Startling Statistic
Two: The Anecdote
Three: Ask a Rhetorical Question
Four: Ask a “Show of Hands” Question
Five: Speak With Your Audience
Six: Build Off The Conference Theme
Seven: Mention Something In The News
Eight: Use Humor

If you want to know more and read the full article with many examples consult the series of posts on mrmediatraining blog

Can words really account for only 7 percent of the meaning of a spoken message? Creativityworks made a short video Busting the Mehrabian Myth to stir up debate around this much-misused communications ‘rule’.

A couple of famous and inspiring quotations concerning speeches:

“A speech is like a love affair, any fool can start one, but to end it requires considerable skill” (Lord Mancraft).

“Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening” (Dorothy Sarnoff).