Life’s Grand Mosaic

Winston Churchill made this speech during World War 2, following the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940. England was euphoric after the successful evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops. Churchill sought to check this mood of euphoria and harden the resolve of his people.

This speech is analyzed in my manual Be a Public Speaking Success: Secrets of the Great Orators.

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For public speaking and daily life vocal variety is the animation and vitality in your voice.

To increase the variety and impact of your voice, there are 4 aspects that you can improve: rate, pitch, force, and quality.

This article explains these 4 aspects and their relevance to public speaking.

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There are many rhetorical techniques for public speakers. The following are amongst the easiest to understand and will immediately add to the power and influence of your speeches.

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This is a roadmap to success!

Jack Humphrey recently conducted a case study interview with Rusty Moore.

Rusty is one of Jack’s members and needless to say he has taken the ball and hasn’t stopped running with it.

Rusty Moore has been with Jack since May 2007. His site, FitnessBlackBook, gets around 3000 unique visitors per day. Just one of his pages makes him over $300 per month. Other pages and posts more or less than that.

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TED is one of my favorite sites on the internet.

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.

It has since broadened into an annual conference brining together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

The TED internet site shares these speeches, and the ideas in them.

The 4 reasons why TED is one of my favorites are:

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