http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/05/08/before-you-open-your-mouth/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/05/08/before-you-open-your-mouth/#comment-171988 Mark Ivey Mon, 11 May 2009 04:35:24 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1287#comment-171988 Ian--nice piece and reminder as to why most speeches fall short. One more I'd add: passion and authenticity. Some speeches fail because the speaker doesn't truly believe in their subject, not 100% anyhow. They're not passionate. They may be going through the motions and even delivering technically, but a lack of passion will show through. I'd rather listen to someone who didn't have perfect delivery skills but was passionate--and knowledgeable--about their subject. Ian–nice piece and reminder as to why most speeches fall short. One more I’d add: passion and authenticity. Some speeches fail because the speaker doesn’t truly believe in their subject, not 100% anyhow. They’re not passionate. They may be going through the motions and even delivering technically, but a lack of passion will show through. I’d rather listen to someone who didn’t have perfect delivery skills but was passionate–and knowledgeable–about their subject.

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