Archive for June, 2011

Strategies Professional Women Speakers Use to Get Ahead

What do professional speakers who have speaking for 10 years or more say they wished they had known before they started speaking professionally?

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The Right Speaker Makes a BIG DIFFERENCE

MORE and more corporations in Malaysia have awoken to the necessity of training and developing their people these days. Hence, many local speakers have emerged in recent years just as many foreign ones have already been flocking to Malaysia as far back as two decades ago.
With so many speakers available in the market, the success of your event lies in selecting the right speaker who waould make a big difference in your conference or seminar.

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Five Things You Need to Do to Become a Professional Speaker

Whether you’re a novice or you’ve dabbed a bit in the speaking arena, you, too, can become an in-demand professional speaker. There are several things you should do to create the interest and the engagements that will lead to a successful speaking career. Let’s review the five most important ones.

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What Does American Idol Have To Teach Public Speakers And Presenters?

(Or: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Taylor, Carie, and Fantasia)
Okay, I admit it. I watched it. I ogled each week. I confess: I enjoyed American Idol. There, I said it. It’s not like I have a Clay Aiken action figure… at least not that I’ll admit. However, if you’ll indulge me for just a bit, I’ll show you how American Idol can teach speakers a thing or two about rising to the top of the crowded and talented world of professional speaking.

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