Posts Tagged ‘speech’

What Are Your Talking Points?

When I started doing my own research after completing my graduate coursework, I was advised by a mentor to have three descriptions of my work ready to recite at a moment’s notice: a three-minute overview, a 12-minute presentation, and a half-hour discussion. The three-minute version is what you tell someone when you’re sharing an elevator at an academic conference; the 12-minute version is suitable for giving a conference… » Continue

October 29 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Communication, presentation, project, speech, talkingpoint | 5 comments»

How to Lose the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ from Your Speech

Tim Warner has another useful piece on eliminate ‘um’ and ‘ah’ from the speech. These placeholder nosies are annoying and my distract your listener’s attention. He suggests to stop them, record yourself in your presentation and study your speech afterward. I must admit sometimes I still cannot lose them as well, so this post is pretty useful for me:

… I am not suggesting, necessarily, that you get into the… » Continue

July 21 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: speech, talk | no comments»