Public Speaking Tips and Resources

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely break and aren't too busy with preparing for finals!

Before break International Reach had a fantastic Training Social! Alex Zielske facilitated a workshop on public speaking where volunteers learned some helpful tips, developed important speaking skills and even got a few chances to practice! Alex has kind enough to share some of the resources he uses to learn about public speaking for those of you who couldn't attend the training social.

Here are some of the useful video resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edEs4sjlmJY Guy Kawasaki ( 12 Lessons I learned from Steve Jobs)

•  Guy an excellent public speaker with great stage presence, humor, and storytelling abilities. This video is engaging and has some really helpful insight. Definitely worth watching!

Guy Kawasaki has another video from a keynote speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSlwuafyUUo) in which he describes the '10-20-30 rule' 

• One great tip Alex mentioned in his presentation is the '10-20-30 rule'. Learn more specifically about this awesome tip with this segment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M13SObffog)

Another tip Alex mentioned was Power Posing- learn more about that with Amy Cuddy's video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

• social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success. 

Want to learn more? Here are some bonus materials!

Confidence in Public Speaking: Paul E. Nelson and Judy C. Pearson.

Dale Carnegie: The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking (one of the first popular 'public speaking textbooks').
The Compleat Facilitator: Howick and Associates (From a local facilitation and business negotiation company here in Madison).

UNHCR eCentre: Designing Participatory Workshops

TED talks: www.ted.com/talks (also the unofficial TEDx talks)