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Article Archives: These are published articles and tips sent to my clients. They represent useful public speaking and communication insights.

Stage Manners & Etiquette
There are certain specific distinctions to practice on a public speaking platform and in front of a camera (if taped) at all times. They are the backbone of the public speaker's work. These simple rules are there to help the speaker perform with confidence and strength and applies to all public speaking performance including acting. Acting is distinct as it demands the characters involved to resolve internal and external conflicts through a necessary clashing of wills and through the dramatic confrontation of emotional points of view. A well balanced dramatic scene places leverage on both sides equally. (read more)

Helpful Design Criteria
Within the “public arena”, the experiences of a speaker and those of an audience are governed by invisible yet powerful dynamics. A dynamic is a force field, which promotes action, change and continually evolves. Dynamic comes from the Greek dynamikos, which means power and relates to ability. I don't see the air I breathe but my body is in constant “relationship” with its properties and their impact on my survival. It acts as a constant dynamic, which promotes life, change and growth. (read more)

Audience Speaker Relationship
There are always two camps in live or taped public presentations: the audience and the speaker or presenter. The medium such as television, radio or live staged presenting, is the third element. The audience has a passive role while the speaker has to display an active one. This is an essential dynamic and never to be overlooked. Audience and speaker communicate surprisingly well with each other, to the degree that they both understand and respect the dynamics at play. (read more)

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