Imagine this: Your friend stomps into the room in a huff. He slams his bag onto his chair and slumps into it. You ask him if everything is okay. He replies with a sigh, “I’m fine.” Are you more likely to believe what he says or how he acts? As you know, actions speak louder […]
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Other than WOW-ing your audience, introductions should also preview your speech and establish your credibility, as explained here in the first installment of this series. Now, imagine starting your speech with the following WOW Statement: What is the speech about? Mental Health? Death? Unemployment? It’s actually about life under quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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It only takes 7 seconds for a person to have an impression of you, to pass judgment, and to determine your “trustworthiness”. This is why first impressions are so important. In a speech, this first impression comes in the form of your introduction – the first thing you say to the audience. Hence, your audience
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With the rising fear of Covid-19, governments around the world are quick to introduce and implement emergency short-term policies to address and contain the spread of the virus. Expediency and enforcement are key. However, long term policies require a longer thought process, typically crafted with sustainability and certainty in mind. An important step in determining
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When Budget 2020 was announced on 11 October 2019 by then Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng, the country was abuzz with discussions. Who were the biggest winners and losers? What’s in it for me? Who or what else is going to be taxed? Six months later, we are already feeling the effects of Budget 2020
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Having to improvise is always daunting, even in a non-speaking context. Maybe you’re on holiday, and your tour fell through, necessitating a quick alternative plan. Perhaps you’re cooking dinner for friends, and you ran out of gas, forcing you to reevaluate the menu. Doing anything impromptu is HARD. Therefore, practicing impromptu speeches not only hones
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Delivering an impromptu speech is very different from delivering a carefully prepared speech that is well-researched and well-rehearsed. Through my experience, students who would otherwise be vocal in class suddenly turn into meek mice the moment I give them a random topic to talk about. It is not because they were suddenly short of opinions
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This article teaches character development and impact creation.
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This article teaches you how to develop a great plot using easy narrative prompts
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When writing an academic paper, why do academicians write in a clinical, third-person point of view? When reading a fictional book, why is the story usually told from the protagonist’s perspective? When writers decide to write, they also decide the type of tone and effect they want to have on their readers. They do this
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