Redwood Ramblers Toastmasters

Welcome to the June 20, 2007 edition of carnival of public speaking!

I was very excited to see so many excellent links in our Blog Carnival queue today, but I want to remind anyone submitting that this Blog Carnival is dedicated to improving public speaking, listening, and leadership skills. It is not a business or political blog or carnival, and blog posts that don’t somehow relate to public speaking, listening, or leadership skills will not be accepted into the carnival.

edithyeung presents Brian Tracy Live Seminar Review posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

almomento presents 10 Steps to Better Efficiency in Your Day to Day Life posted at BurstCreativity.

The carnival sponsors found Article on How to Effectively Moderate a Panel by Patricia Fripp posted at Patricia Fripp.

The carnival sponsors found Panels, in moderation posted at Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind.

The carnival sponsors found Derek Powazek – How to Moderate a Panel posted at Derek Powazek.

The carnival sponsors found How To Be a Great Moderator posted at Guy Kawasaki.

The carnival sponsors found Frank Catalano: A call for moderation posted at Frank Catalano.

Neil presents How to Stop your Audience Falling Asleep during a Presentation » Presentation Heaven.com posted at PresentationHeaven.com, saying, “How to stop powerpoint slides sending your audience asleep!”

John Kinde presents Observational Humor — A Case Study posted at Humor Power, saying, “Observational and Spontaneous Humor is almost unmatched in its ability to grab an audience and generate big laughs. Anytime you read observational humor from another event, you had to be there. Anytime you use observational humor, you are there! That’s why it’s so effective. It’s fresh and in the moment. The author is a 30 plus year Toastmaster, DTM, Accredited Speaker.”

Charles H. Green presents How Marketing Can Destroy Sales Trust posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Take a lesson from the bad example of Politicans, PR, and Big Pharma and don’t damage your message by gluing yourself to “talking points.”"

Debra Moorhead presents The Value of Persistence posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Scott Schwertly presents Happy Happy Joy Joy posted at Presentation Revolution.

Rory Sullivan presents Public Speaking: Giving Guy Kawasaki The Ol’ Five’n’Three posted at hamelife.

Jason Rakowski presents Cellular Retailers Must Greet Customers within 30 Seconds – Study posted at Learn Good Customer Service, saying, “This is a great case study to show how customer service can improve your business. Lean to make more money by serving you customers.”

Jim presents 45 practical tips to effective speaking posted at Jim Logan, saying, “From tips on how to prepare yourself to be in front of the room, to how to stay focused when speaking, this ebook is an easy read with a lot to offer.”

That concludes this edition of the carnival of public speaking, hosted by Redwood Ramblers Toastmasters in Scotts Valley, California. We meet every Wednesday from 12 to 1 PM at the St. Philip Episcopal Church on Scotts Valley Drive. If you’re not in the area, why not find a Toastmasters club near you?

Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of public speaking using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on ourblog carnival index page.

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