Category Archives: Speaking
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 … Continue reading
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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. … Continue reading
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Run your public speech… Tips to speakers from the world of sports
A couple of weeks ago, i exchanged a few emails with some web friends over the similarities between public speaking and sports. In fact, the anxiety we face before any sports activity is almost the same before any speech. The adrenaline to make … Continue reading
Book of the week VIII
Susan D. Miller‘s new book promises to be a great contribution to all speakers. Dont Get Tongue-Tied, emphasizing the way we approach presentations and how we are perceived by their audiences. In a 224 page book, she offers relevant exercises … Continue reading
Blog / Site of the week VII
This week, i pick the Zale Tabakman blog in the personal development category. According to the author, the blog has valuable information in many topics of interest: Personal Growth -becoming a better person emotionally, intellectually and morally. Health – emotional and physical health. … Continue reading
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Take your Powerpoint presentation to a next level
TJ Walker posted this week an interesting analysis on powerpoint slides. In fact, as a teacher in the University, i hear a lot of presentations from students. Along with this, i also watch seminars and congresses in many different topics. … Continue reading
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Blog / Site of the week VII
This last week has been intense… with a lot of activity and some personal problems attached to it. For this reason, i didn’t post so regularly as before. Concerning our blogs awards, my references for the week are: John Kinde – Humor … Continue reading
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Book of the week VI
This week my award goes to Garr Reynolds new book, Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas for Presentation and Design (Voices that Matter). Garr’s blog must be in your reading list every day. The book shares the great experience of the author in … Continue reading
Guest with Busy Professionals – Paris Toastmasters
Last night, i had a great time in my 3hour stop in Paris. I attended a meeting with the Busy Professionals Toasmaters club. A fantastic athmosphere, a good audience and a nice toastmasters spirit were served in an excellent way. … Continue reading
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Speaking activities in … France
This week, i am going to France. My annual visit to University of Lille to lecture about sport in Portugal & Spain. But to really take advantage of this trip, i am also visiting a Toastmasters club in Paris. The Busy … Continue reading
Presentation Disasters…
I was making my daily check on blogosphere and found out a couple of presentation disasters, along with some clues on how to solve them. Microsoft has produced a list of real-life presentation disasters. You will have a very funny moment … Continue reading
Blog / Site of the week VI
My awards in the 6th week go to …. Lisa Braithwaite’s blog. The blog is a must read and a good way to explore the public speaking issues. A lot of resources and hints from a long time coach for the speaking … Continue reading
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Blog / Site of the week V
New week…new awards. This time, the award in the personal development category goes to Cultivate Greatness. According to this site, it is a venture combining the efforts of Travis Wright and the contributions of world wide “friends”. Travis Wright has been … Continue reading
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Blog / Site of the week IV
The last week of January i nominate the 3 blogs per category. In the sport managment section, the blog http://sportmanagementreview.wordpress.com/. according to their website, the purpose of the Sport and Recreation Management Review is to find and review sport and … Continue reading
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Blog / Site of the week III
The beginning of a new week comes and another award is sent to a special blog. During the weekend, i asked myself for blog categories. In fact, my interest areas are now quite divided: sports, personal development, public speaking. Taking … Continue reading
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Book of the week II
The award for book of the week goes to…Brian Tracy’s new book (will be released in mid’s of January 08) – Speak to Win: How to Present With Power in Any Situation. Keeping the spirit from the TOASTMASTERS open day, my … Continue reading
Open Day at TOASTMASTERS – Porto, Portugal
Before i present the book of the week award, i must write about the fantastic open day (last night) at my Oporto Toastmasters club. In previous posts, I have already spoken about its special characteristics. Well, yesterday evening we had a … Continue reading
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Club Toastmasters
Last year i joined a special club: the Toastmasters. Toastmasters International is a fantastic club for people who need to develop their communication and leadership skills within a supportive and friendly environment of ordinary people who join forces to learn together. The … Continue reading
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