Last weekend, me and 10 other people became the first ever group of new JCI trainers in Portugal. The JCI Trainer course was FANTASTIC!
The amazing group of Portuguese JCI Trainers. Over 2 intensive days, we have outlined the major issues of any training program. Walter Labres, Ronald Govaaerts and Filipe Carrera combined forces to deliver [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Speaking’
May 27, 2009
First group of JCI Trainers in Portugal
April 16, 2009
World Voice Day – 16th of April
Today we the World’s Voice Day and believe it or not, i was speechless all day. Incredible!
Probably, my situation has cleared in my mind the importance of the voice to our daily lives. As a teacher and trainer, i was incapable of delivering lectures to my students.
Every year since 2002 on April 16, otolaryngologist-head and [...]
March 29, 2009
Pocket Projectors on the palm of you hand…
For all speakers, lecturers and overall people dedicated to training, coaching, sales among others, there are amazing new technology mini-projectors or Pocket Projectors that will create an enormous impact on your presentations.
AIPTEK V10 Cinema
3M Micro Projector
OPTOMA PICO POCKET PROJECTOR
February 16, 2009
Visits in France
Last week, i made visits in two different Universities in France.
The University of Marc Bloch – Strasbourg was my first stop. I have the pleasure to speak for the students in Master og Marketing and Management of Sport. The feedback was excellent and i really enjoyed the moment.
A visit to the beautiful city and the desire to comeback with [...]
September 2, 2008
World Championship of Public Speaking – we have a winner!!!
On the 16th of August, LaShunda Rundles won the 2008 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking in great style.
K. Loghandran was 2nd and Katherine Morrison was 3rd.
Lashunda Region-winning speech title: Speak!” encouraged people to use their voices to change the world.
Home club: Town North Trendsetters (4533), District 50
Source: Six Minutes.
July 7, 2008
75% Rule on Public Speaking
Today, i have read an interesting article by Ric Phillips about the 75% Rule.
This topic came to my attention because i also face the same problems as Ric. In several training programs as well as my projects over the Toastmasters Club, i tend to speak very fast and always give a lot of content in a small [...]
July 4, 2008
Competent Communicator – 10th Speech
On Monday, i became a Competent Communicator at my Toastmasters Club. I have reached 10 projects. Each project has its own goal. I feel even more confident since i have joined the Toastmasters. The learning by doing approach allows you to practise your speech regularly and with a real audience.
The Ice Breaker.
Organize Your Speech – [...]
June 26, 2008
Lectures in Rome
Last week, i have visited the University of Tore Vergata, Rome – Italy for a lecture in the Masters of Economics and Management of Sport. I met very nice people ans delivered a lecture about Sport in Portugal – from a management point of view.
Me and Prof. Cherubini (Director of the Masters Program)
The class of [...]
June 11, 2008
Latest Technology on Public Speaking
This technology promises to be the next big thing for public speakers. Check out this incredible video of an holographic speaker. Musion eyeliner is a high definition holographic video projection system allowing spectacular 3-dimensional moving images to appear within a live stage setting using peppers ghost technology. Eyeliner brings dramatic, previously unseen 21st century video [...]
May 24, 2008
Garr Reynolds
Garr Reynold gives us another excellent presentation on Slideshare about the book “Brain Rules“.
in the special website dedicated to the topic, www.brainrules.net, you can see a lot of videos with John Medina (the author of the book). Also give a close look on http://youtube.com/brainrulesbook.
May 16, 2008
Guest Post – Terry Gault – 6 Tips for Powerpoints
Just a while ago, i received a very good comment on a post about presentations. I decided to highlight this fanstastic comment as a guest post. Many thanks to Terry for the contribution.
Terry Gault is a Communications Trainer, Coach, and Presenter.
I think everyone in business has been in this situation: an important but overly boring presentation, [...]
April 7, 2008
Blog / Site of the Week XI
This past week, i did a lot of business networking. and of course, i took some ideas from the best people and in the best place. I attended a Business Breakfast at 6h45 on Friday with BNI Innovation (one the Portuguese chapters in Portugal). I had a great meeting with a lot of contacts and a close look on [...]
April 1, 2008
Blog / Site of the Week XI
This week my award for blog of the week goes to Gavin Meikle: Reluctant Presenter’s Guide. Gavin is a frequently post blogger with ideas, tips and suggestions to improve presentations, public speaking and influencing skills.
Their target goes to the creation of a network of confident, convincing and concise business communicators who can get their messages across to clients and colleagues either face [...]
March 27, 2008
Book of the Week X – Fire Them Up
Carmine Gallo is a communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. His client list is impressive. He is an Emmy award winner and a winning journalist.
His latest book is my choice of the week. In fact of an entire month! Fire Them Up is a great choice for an inspiring read. Carmine gave several interviews about [...]
March 26, 2008
Handling a Young Audience
A couple of weeks ago, i delivered a speech in front of a young audience about Sport (high school). The photos have just arrived.
The 20-30 minutes speech really tested my skills to grab that special audience. In fact, when you are in these business (public speaking), these experiences with youngsters are great to improve in several [...]
March 24, 2008
Blog / Site of the Week X
The blog of the week in Personal Development category goes to Andy Lopata. According to the weblog. Andy is Vice President of the Professional Speakers Association of the UK and a Director of the online network Word of Mouse, Andy is the co-author of two books on networking.
“…Death came Third!” – The Definitive Guide to Networking and Speaking [...]
March 19, 2008
PowerPoint Live User Conference 2008
From the 21th to 24th of September, San Diego will host an interesting conference – Powerpoint Live User 2008
Rick Altman is the founder of the concept Betterppt. According to the website, this is a user conference, where people attend to learn how to become better content creators, better slide designers, better presenters, and better users [...]
March 18, 2008
World Championship of Public Speaking 2008 – Porto, Portugal
Last night, the Oporto Toastmasters held the World Championship of Public Championship 2008. The winners on evaluation and speech categories will represent the club in Madrid in April.
The contest had 4 participants. I have participated, delivering a speech about children. What can we learn from children.
These contests are important for the club and for its members. This [...]
March 10, 2008
Blog / Site of the week VIII
My award of the week is going to …. Be A Great Presenter Blog. Managed by Jo Jameson (trainer and personal development consultant), the blog has 7 categories with great content for everyone seeking ideas for a better public speaking.
Articles
Cool Tips
Fear Of Public Speaking
News
News Roundup
Nuts and Bolts
Public Speaking Techniques
The blogger’s experience has put up a [...]
