{"id":489,"date":"2007-06-27T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-27T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2015-05-14T08:17:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T12:17:42","slug":"speakers-gold-talent-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/speakers-gold-talent-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers Gold talent Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">I recently was invited to attend a local speaking competition, held on June 21<sup>st<\/sup>, here in Toronto. I was in the audience of about 40 people, and there were 10 speakers, who each had only 3 minutes to express themselves in a way that impacted the audience, and their 3 judges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">The first 2 speakers had English as a second language, and so right off the bat I want to say how brave they are! Public speaking is never easy, even for seasoned pros like me, but to use a second language? Wow. My hat goes off to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">I noticed a lot of speakers were talking about overcoming their own personal tragedies in life, and using it to empower or motivate others. This reminded me more of a Life Coaching seminar, of which I have attended a few. (<em>Studying Life Coaching actually brought me to starting Communication Coaching\u2026).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">Effective public speaking has certain rules of engagement, like getting the audience involved, building rapport with them, eye contact, moving around the stage, and building sympathy or empathy. Although I felt at times that some of the participants were \u2018guilt-tripping\u2019 us in the audience, perhaps that was just due to their 3 minute time constraint. Had this event been billed as <b><i>\u201cSpeaking of Courage\u201d<\/i><\/b> or the like, it would have been perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">Nevertheless I want to say that everyone did a great job, and there were a few outstanding speakers, which I really enjoyed watching. I wondered to myself if they get nervous like I do, right before they go on stage? I\u2019ll never know for sure, because a good public speaker always remembers <strong><em>the golden rule: It\u2019s okay to be nervous.<\/em><\/strong> Expect it. But <b><i>never<\/i><\/b> let them see you sweat!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">For more information on Speakers Gold, visit them here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakersgold.com\/\">www.speakersgold.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;\">Have a great week and enjoy your upcoming long weekend! Happy Canada Day! (<em>July 1<sup>st<\/sup> for those out of the country\u2026)<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently was invited to attend a local speaking competition, held on June 21st, here in Toronto. I was in the audience of about 40 people, and there were 10 speakers, who each had only 3 minutes to express themselves in a way that impacted the audience, and their 3 judges. 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