by Trish Springsteen | Apr 1, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
“If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance.” ~Andrea BoydstonSo I guess we have all passed that test … and we now know that the basis of all life is the act of breathing.We may not be equally aware of the fact that the basis of all...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 31, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
An essential part of public speaking is your Audience. Well obviously you might say – without an audience you can’t really be a public speaker. Audiences are who we speak to and why we are there.It’s surprising therefore, how often we forget them or take the audience...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 24, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
As a member of Gaythorne Toastmasters Club I was given the opportunity yesterday and today to share my love of debating and public speaking with Madonna King on the ABC radio. I was asked to share debating tips prior to the Health Care Debate between Mr Rudd and Mr...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 7, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking
I had my feathers slightly ruffled over the weekend – I found myself passionately defending a point of view to a sceptical disbeliever only to be told“The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion!” Thomas Babington Macaulay, Essay on Athenian OratorsAs I...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 17, 2010 | Public Speaking, Women in Business
A frequently asked question in our Public Speaking Workshops is what do I speak about? How do you choose a topic to speak on?At about this time those participants who are attending because of work commitments or work expectations heave a sigh of relief because they...
