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		<title>Using facts and figures to win hearts and minds</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two speakers. Both equally credible, both equally charming, both suitably polished in the delivery of their presentation. One supports his argument with anecdotal evidence, the opinions of friends and a lot of cheesy jokes. The second presents facts, figures and examples from history, information from a variety of sources and from both sides of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ditch The Slides &amp; Speak &#8211; Alternatives to Powerpoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of us, when we are asked to give a speech, lecture or presentation, our first thought is always &#8216;what will the Powerpoint look like?&#8217;. The way in which we have taken Powerpoint to our hearts (and in more recent times, Prezi) has caused us to forget that for thousands of years, public speakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two emerging methods of persuasive speaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite there being many different ways of forming and delivering a persuasive argument when public speaking, in the many speeches that I have witnessed in the past fortnight there has seemed to be two core ‘styles’ emerging. I am going to describe them below, with a few thoughts on when each might be most effective. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a persuasive speech &#8211; Aristotle style</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to have a long and painful call with a call centre operator to persuade them to restore my Internet connection in my new home so that I could start blogging again. As a result, I thought I would make my first post back all about the very beginnings of persuasion in public speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for a presentation or speech &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is the continuation of my guide to preparing for a presentation or speech. Part 1 covered what you should be doing in the weeks leading up to your public speaking assignment, this part focuses on what you should be doing in the days leading up to your speech or presentation as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for a presentation or speech &#8211; part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series of articles aims to be a quick guide to how best to prepare for an important speech or presentation. Key steps are outlined that you should stick to in your preparation and at each stage I&#8217;ll offer a top tip to help you get the most from your speaking. The first part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using movement within your speech or presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using movement within your speech or presentation can really help to enhance the effectiveness of your delivery and keep your audience engaged. Eddie Izzard does this well in the clip above, during one of his standup comedy shows. Eddie uses movement and the space around him to demonstrate two sides of a story as he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crafting and writing a well-rounded speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can convey your message in a single line, then you shouldn’t be giving a speech. A good speech should always be a build up of information and messages delivered in a very specific way that combine to convince your audience to take action, change their beliefs or walk away inspired. Of course, many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words per minute when speechwriting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked a few times recently about how many words one should write if they want to speak for 5, 10, 15 minutes. There is no straight answer to this. Head to tools like Wikipedia and it will tell you figures around the 150 words per minute mark. However, there are actually a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speechwriting for somebody else</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been taking a lot of time in the past week to really consider the implications of speechwriting for someone else. In my opinion, I’ve managed to break it down in to four key areas that need to have strong consideration to make the speech that you write seem ‘real’. By ‘real’ I mean a [...]]]></description>
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