My Experience with Toastmasters Public Speaking Club Toastmasters is a global public speaking club that allows different professionals to communicate better. There are clubs available in the US, Australia, India, and other countries. Like many people, this club is foreign to them. I know it was something new when I heard of it…
Public Speaking Fundamentals: Dominate a Speech with the Basics “If you can speak in front of 5 people, then you can speak in front of 500 people.” I once heard a Toastmasters mentor imply that. I didn’t believe him. The 2 scenarios had to be different. The scale of the audience differs by…
Negative Visualization 101: Prime your Mind for Victory Words cause sensations in the body. With certain words, the feelings aren’t positive. One of those words is: Negative. It’s easy to want to shut out negativity & only invite in positivity. That’s much better than only inviting in darkness. However, negativity has…
Scared of Putting Yourself Out There? Read This! Imagine you have a great idea. The only problem is that you’re afraid to share it. Maybe you’ll share it with a close peer or 2. But they don’t need to hear the idea. They just listen because they are your friend. For the…
How to Stop Procrastination for Dummies Recently, there has been a popular show called Squid Games. I’ve been hearing about it nonstop. My barber was talking about it. Saw social media posts on it. Had acquaintances text me saying how I HAD to watch it. Even though I was being bombarded to…
Quit Being Weird: Learn How to Take & Give Compliments Compliments are a double-edged sword. I don’t know if I’m using the phrase correctly. Oh well. ‘What are you trying to say?’ -Some people have trouble giving compliments -Some people have trouble receiving compliments. You may have heard about the first issue….
Hearing vs Listening: What’s the Difference? ‘Yo man, I consider myself a bad listener. Any idea why?’ Do you know how to listen? ‘Not really.’ That’s why. Listening skills are just that… Skills. When you start putting more emphasis on the word, skills, you begin to take the act more seriously. Listening…
20 Ways on How to Improve Your Self-Esteem Self-esteem is your self-image. It’s the narrative of how you feel about yourself. Positive or negative? Empowering or the mindset of a victim? There is an infinite number of ways to boost your self-esteem. It’s different for different people. I know a guy…
Do You Run out of Breath While Talking? Be honest… Do you run out of breath while talking? This is annoying. Especially when you have a great point to make. Running out of breath while talking is a common problem. However, many will not notice it. The fact that you found this article…
3 TRICKS on How to Improve Emotional Intelligence Logically knowing something is important. But only factoring in logic is idiotic. There are certain questions, behaviors & actions that logic cannot answer. It’s important to be holistic. Leverage logic & emotions. Emotions are energy + perception. We may not always be able…
How to Persuade Someone When you’re thinking about persuading someone, you may be thinking about saying the ‘right words.’ Better yet, the right sentences. Here you are, speaking in a beautiful way. Nice rhythm. Great body language indicating confidence. You think this other person is in awe of your speaking skills. Surely,…
How to Write Essays Quickly For a while, I wondered what the difference between an essay and a short story was? The 2 almost seemed the same. That’s when I came to realize the difference in experience that both created. A short story puts the reader in a world and teaches them a…
30 Tricks to Overcome Public Speaking Fear When I was a sophomore in high school, there weren’t too many articles on conquering public speaking fear. YouTube was barely a thing back then. My sophomore self lived in ignorance for many years. I’d see teachers who were great public speakers. Comedians who could captivate…
What Causes Imposter Syndrome? The Jig Is Up… This is the narrative of someone who thinks they will be exposed any second. A person who thinks they will be bought to light as a fraud. It’s hard to blame someone who is dealing with imposter syndrome. Especially with the polarity that is…
Outlining a Speech with the Tree Method You have a speech coming up. Now what? Before diving straight into the speech, create an outline. ‘Um…how?’ Through mother nature. There are plenty of methods to outline a speech. I want to introduce you to my tree formula. This makes speech building a…
What Are Street Smarts? I’m sure you met a few people in your life who were ‘smart.’ But they weren’t smart in practical ways. They had the theory on their side, yet, their judgment was off. How well were they applying that theory? Did they have the guts to apply? What about…
5 UNIQUE Ways to Practice for Public Speaking It’s not easy to develop a routine practice for public speaking. Mainly due to a common misconception. The misconception is thinking that you need an audience to practice public speaking. That’s not always the case. An audience helps, don’t get me wrong. But the…
How to Be Self Disciplined For the Long Run Self-discipline is a foundational skill set of winners. It’s a muscle that needs to be cultivated. Plateau’s are a strange thing. At one moment, you are on top of the world. The next moment, you are struggling to stay afloat. Did something break??…
