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From:Physician Executive (Vol. 27, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedRob Sherman is an attorney, speaker and author of Sherman's 21 Laws of Speaking: How to Inspire Others to Action. (Available from Cedar Creek Publishing for $14.95 plus $3 S/H. To order, call toll free: 877-532-3372.)...
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From:PSA Journal (Vol. 64, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAt some time or other, you may be asked to introduce a presenter or judge. If asked to do so, could you do it effectively? Being photographers and not public speakers, few of us know the finer points of a proper...
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From:Management Accounting (USA) (Vol. 74, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedConfidence-building techniques that can aid people who are apprehensive about delivering a speech include remembering that most audiences want a speaker to succeed, avoiding ill-timed attempts at humor and understanding...
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From:Management Review (Vol. 79, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewedregional inspector. A year later, the agency unveiled a reorganization plan for its Chicago office that would have resulted in the three whistle-blowers being demoted or fired. Me plan was eventually dropped after the...
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From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 13, Issue 14)Few black students enroll in public speaking classes due to feelings of inferiority and intimidation. However, black students need to enroll in such courses in greater numbers to develop communication skills vital for a...
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From:ABA Journal (Vol. 98, Issue 1)It was humiliating. The young lawyer had put in more than a hundred hours on the brief. He had a novel interpretation of the appliance safety act that he was urging his firm to adopt in an important case. One of his...
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From:Risk Management (Vol. 52, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedGiven the potential downside in dealing with the media, it is not surprising that few executives really look forward to dealing with the press. The possibility of saying something you will regret, being misquoted or...
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From:ReVision (Vol. 26, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPalms sweaty, you approach the front of the room with a profound nervousness. Your heart is racing. Your stomach feels like it wants to leap out of your body and catch the next plane to Tahiti. Your face is flushed and...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 54, Issue 17)Byline: TORY DEFOE Of course I couldn't possibly be talking about you. After all, your friends and colleagues always congratulate you on your presentations. Even your competitors, when they approach you after your...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 59, Issue 24)Byline: Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs Jordin Isip for The Chronicle Review For the last 12 years, I have been teaching multiple sections of our university's basic public-speaking course every semester. I have led class...
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From:Training & Development (Vol. 48, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedExcellent public speakers have nine characteristics. One is their ability to create a sense of partnership with their audience by involving it with the use of gestures and such words as 'you,' 'we,' and 'let's.' Another...
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From:Communication Research (Vol. 25, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedYouth and young adults who speak spontaneously in public streets use unique methods in constructing social identity. Such speakers utilize membership sets that oppose those of legislators, parents, and other community...
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From:Apollo (Vol. 187, Issue 662)Public speaking, like going to the dentist, is one of those things that many people never quite come to terms with. Yet it is undeniable that the ability to speak confidently and convincingly to an audience is, more...
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From:World Literature Today (Vol. 90, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIf there's one thing that we know bonds women of all backgrounds, of all political colors, in all kinds of business and profession, it's the classic experience of the failed intervention; you're at a meeting, you make a...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThis study addresses the question of whether native Mandarin Chinese speakers process and comprehend subject-extracted relative clauses (SRC) more readily than object-extracted relative clauses (ORC) in Mandarin...
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From:Asian Theatre Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAs one of the most popular performing arts of China the inherent function of xiangsheng is entertainment. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), xiangsheng was enlisted by the official...
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From:Searcher (Vol. 15, Issue 8)You know how I always tell you the truth? Well, this time I have to warn you up front that keeping that habit could get a little tricky. For one thing, the truth I know may be only true for me and nontransferable. For...
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From:BioScience (Vol. 50, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedInaudible or monotone speech, poor organization, incomprehensible slides, computer animation overkill: All are signs of a scientific presentation that is likely to result in a squirming or dozing audience and a...
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From:American Libraries (Vol. 44, Issue 1-2)Midwinter attendees seeking the latest information on policy, research, statistics, and technology (based on new research, surveys, reports, legislation/regulation, projects, beta trials, focus groups, and other data)...
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From:Childhood Education (Vol. 83, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedNausea, sweating, weak knees, and a dry mouth are all symptoms associated with the fear of standing in front of an audience. Considering the anxiety that public speaking produces, students of any age are facing a...