The Public Speaking Blogosphere
Canadian Toastmaster and award-winning speaker and speech evaluator Andrew Dlugan has compiled a fantastic list of Public Speaking Blogs. He currently lists 75 blogs which cover a wide range of topics: speech delivery, visual presentation design, speechwriting, humor, personal development, and interpersonal communication.
I’m honored that Professionally Speaking is included in the list.
He includes a link to a sample posting for each blog. There’s also a useful OPML button at the end to allow you to import all 75 blogs into an RSS reader in one step (this is a little tricky. If, like me, you use Bloglines, first save the OPML file, then use [Edit] [Import Subscriptions] to load all the RSS feeds into a single folder.)
Andrew is actively soliciting more Public Speaking bloggers to contact him and have their blog added to his list.
Useful Video Critiques
Andrew’s blog has other great content. I especially like his video critiques of various speeches. These use YouTube videos to allow you to see the speech being delivered, then, in true Toastmaster style, a thoughtful evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each speaker. I especially liked his critique of Steve Jobs’s well-known Stanford Commencement Address and Al Gore’s talk at the 2006 TED Conference.
Thanks, Andrew, for a great resource for all speakers!
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Thanks for your post. I had a look at it and was supriose to see myself on it! Soimetimes you don;t know who is looking!
Cheers
Darren Fleming
Australian Public Speaking Coach
http://www.executivespeaking.com.au
By Australian Toastmasters Champion on 01.27.08 3:47 am
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