Stagecraft – Moves with style
Getting on and off is part of the performance. Sometimes you need to arrive early and look at the venue to figure out how you’ll do this....
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Ms Claire Duffy
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Lights, Mics and Lecterns
There's a reason performers have rehearsals and tech checks just before the show. Unfamiliarity with the setup is a recipe for things...
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Lovely Voices: Her Maj. Heppy Christmas, to you end your femmily
The Queen’s Christmas message is almost a religious ceremony in some households. At 3pm GMT, British families (and many others,...
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Lovely voices: James Earl Jones. Boomy, smoky, pause master.
I challenge you not to ge tingles when you listen to this.Your voice is an instrument, and using it to best effect takes practice. James...
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“He is all of them. And he is one of us”. Keating’s eulogy for The Unknown Soldier
Keating’s speechwriter Don Watson wrote in his memoirs that Keating “painted word pictures, created images and moods at a stroke. He...
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Be a speaking 'Time Lord'
Speakers who watch the clock and always finish comfortably before their time runs out, are well respected and make a big contribution to...
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Maximise your magnetism
Presence and charisma are gold if you’re in the leadership business. Perhaps because of these superb skills, these people get noticed,...
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Special Occasion Speaking
First time speakers are often squaring up to taking the mike at a special occasion. Maybe it’s your mate’s 21st or wedding, someone...
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Too Much Information
No I’m not complaining about people who embarrass us with details of their dental dramas, or their sex life, I’m talking about how to...
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Voice Care for Speakers
Look after your voice! All public speakers need to know how to maintain their most important asset. If you’re a professional talker, you...
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How to stay in charge of your panel.
It’s a familiar scene: you’re supposed to be in charge of the discussion but you find yourself at the mercy of a long-winded speaker; or...
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On Stage please!
Look closely. I have lipstick on my teeth. And nobody told me! Your appearance builds rapport. It also impresses people, and expresses...
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Presenting Data and Statistics
This famous statistical graphic shows the losses of Napoleon's army as it attempted to invade Russia in 1812. The thick band shows the...
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