Category: Speaking

  • On Asking Questions

    I’m curious about most everything and ask a lot of questions. I’ve found that I have to be careful in how I phrase my questions, how many I ask at once, and most importantly — the tone I use. Paying attention to these things helps me get better answers and avoid accidentally offending the person…

  • Use Energy in the Room, but Don’t Need It

    When speaking in public, learn to use the energy in a room without depending on it. When I first started speaking I was dependent on interaction from my audience to give me energy to fuel my speaking. Sometimes it was there, sometimes it wasn’t. You can’t depend on it. If you bring your own energy…

  • Use Your Hands to Speak Better

    I was able to increase the quality of my voiceovers by smiling and gesturing with my hands. I can’t see myself in the recording, it’s just audio. But smiling and gesturing changes the tone of the recording. Your body language affects how you speak. Use good posture, hand motions that compliment your speech and good…

  • Why? Finding Purpose in Communication

    Have you ever written a speech, a blog post or an essay and wondered: “Why does this matter?” “How can I show them that it does?”. We’ll be breaking this down in 5 steps using a blog post as an example. #1. Ask yourself, “What do you want to be true of your audience after…

  • What I Learned In NCFCA

    I have competed as a speaker in NCFCA for the last four years. I took the first year seriously, coasted through the next two and ended the last year well due to God’s grace, prayer and practice. I did not place at the Regional Championship and am by no means the best speaker. But, I…