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 […]

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

Persuasive Speeches & Everything In-Between According to Stephen E. Lucas in his book, “The Art of Public Speaking”, there are three (3) types of persuasive speeches – those that deal with a Question of Fact, a Question of Value or a Question of Policy. Regardless of which side a speaker is on, the subject matter

Humans, by nature, are prone to generalising, categorising and compartmentalising. That is why most things that regulate what we see and how we experience them are socially constructed, such as government, race, and money. We create these concepts because such categorisation makes it easier for us to make sense of the world. The Habit of

Introduction In a class setting, teachers typically observe, grade and instruct students in order to collect data. However, surveys are great to have a feel of how students actually think and perceive about themselves and the class.  Last semester, I instructed MIDP’s public speaking students to fill up a simple survey and thereafter, made observations

In India, the begging industry is estimated to be worth $1.5billion. In America, United Way Worldwide is the largest charity by donation with $3.9billion worth of revenues in 2018 alone. In Malaysia, MAPIM’s Sulawesi Humanitarian Mission managed to contribute a total of RM2.3 million for the victims of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami.  What makes people