Speak and be heard!
A lot of us can speak, but how many of us can make a speech worth listening? Public speaking may seem easy but unfortunately is an art that not everyone possesses. Effective communication is not only about the speech [...]
Vocal Variety In Public Speaking
Texting with a mixed bag of upper and lower case letters is so passé, so is not knowing when to make yourself heard and when to keep quiet. Communicating is one of the keep skills every individual must possess [...]
The Do’s and Don’ts of addressing a crowd
Giving a presentation….. Nervous? Well you are not alone. Everyone faces this nervousness and sinking feeling when one is to go on stage to give a presentation or speech. But how do we overcome this fright, Chatterbox tells [...]
P(r)op up to new heights with stimulating visuals
No one likes being lectured, not unless it’s worth your attention. Research shows that humans have an average attention span of 12 seconds, which has dropped down further over the years to 08 seconds! Eight seconds!! That’s almost a [...]
Talk some, but listen more- The importance of listening as a skill
It’s true when they say, if everyone speaks, who will listen and if no one’s listening what’s the point of speaking! IT is a well-known fact that talking and listening go hand in hand, but in order to talk [...]
Smile Please!
You might be wondering, why are we talking about the importance of smiling while giving a speech. Why is that even important? Isn’t is something someone does naturally? True, but knowing when to smile is important too, did you [...]
Body Language – Communicating without words
A person’s persona is defined not only by their effortless communication skills but their suave display of unspoken emotions as well. They say your body language speaks a lot of the way you are as a person, in spite [...]
Facing the world one expression at a time!
They say your face is the mirror to your inner self, and often acts as a giveaway to your hidden emotions. There are seen universally accepted facial expressions, those of happiness, sadness, anger, jealousy, disgust, surprise, and contempt- all [...]
Importance of public speaking in schools
Public speaking …. The term itself seems intimidating, doesn’t it? Not really! It simply means bringing oneself in front of an audience and speaking your heart out with confidence and an ability to convince others of the reality of [...]
Eye to Eye- Heart to Heart
Hide your emotions or conceal that smile, but can you shy away from the eyes that say it all? Our eyes are a sea of emotions, mirroring exactly what you feel within. In public speaking, it works as one [...]
How to get over glossophobia
They said phobia, it must be something scary! It isn’t really, just common if you ask me. Glossophobia-the fear of public speaking is very common among students as well as older people who have never faced an audience let [...]
5 Don’ts of Public Speaking
We are often reminded of all the things we must do right while presenting a part in front of an audience, but not so much the things one must refrain from doing. Whether facing a single person in an [...]