Reading your speech makes it difficult to deliver your speech an interesting and confident way. You are tied to one spot by the speech and it is difficult to connect with the audience.

There are 4 circumstances when you may want to read your speech

1) Political speech – where each word and phrase is to be scrutinized.

2) Technical speech – difficult concepts are being explained and accuracy is important

3) A special event – a certain theme is being portrayed

4) Confidence – where the speaker does not feel confident enough to deliver it without a written speech.

Public speaking is about effectively conveying ideas to the audience. Reading a speech makes that difficult because it confines the ability to speak expressively. Some of the shortcomings caused by reading are;

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When writing humorous copy ask yourself these 3 questions.

I enjoy humor?reading it, watching it and writing it. Writing it is the hardest. But that doesn’t stop me from including it when writing copy. Comedy is an effective tool for delivering a powerful message and a common theme in the most memorable advertising campaigns.

When I first started freelance copywriting I used humor all the time. I’ve backed off since then. The most important goal in copywriting is to present your message clearly and persuasively. If humor helps, great. If not, forget it. So let’s consider a few questions to guide you in humor writing.

Do you think it’s funny?

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I am well aware of the fact that I wrote a post a few months ago about tattoos being sexy. Well I thought it might be fun to play a little game called trashy or sexy. What I’m referring to is people who have a lot of tattoos, do they look trashy or sexy to you. I for one will admit that some women I see that have half or most of their body covered in tattoos look trashy and there a just as many I see that I think look sexy. So one may wonder what makes your tattoos look trashy and what makes them look sexy.

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If you want audiences to hear what you have to say, showing a bunch of graphs and balance sheets simply won’t cut it. Numbers, like pictures need to create a compelling story that draws the listener in and helps them understand what those numbers mean to them.Learn how to motivate listeners and move them to action with financial presentations.

Copyright (c) 2009 Karen Friedman

Superstar rocker Rod Stewart said it best when he belted out Every Picture Tells a Story. That song could have been titled: Every Number Tells a Story because financial presentations aren’t much different. If you want audiences to hear what you have to say, showing a bunch of graphs and balance sheets simply won’t cut it. Numbers, like pictures need to create a compelling story that draws the listener in and helps them understand what those numbers mean to them. Are you asking them to invest? Are you trying to strengthen analyst perceptions? Are explaining why your company is poised for growth? Are you offering to help them grow their money?

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With the right home school textbooks, teaching your child math and English is easy. However, you might be a little bit more at a loss about how to instill an enjoyment of the arts in your child. Even if you are an artist yourself, it can be a little confusing trying to figure out what will be best for and is age-appropriate for your child. With a little bit of effort, you can bring out artistic traits in your child.

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