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    Greetings from Shanghai! Glad I did not listen, would have missed…

    Saturday, May 31st, 2008

    Due to the devastating earthquakes here in China, I can’t tell you how many people thought I was crazy for coming here at this time. Though I appreciate their concerns (especially my mom), but I would have missed an amazing experience and not met some amazing people. 
    Fortunately none of my fellow Toastmasters were affected directly [...]

    Thank You Toastmasters; How does Darren “connect” with audience?

    Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

    When I speak at a Toastmasters District Conference I’m sometimes invited to perform my “clean comedy” routine for part of their Friday Night Event. Before I start the “performance” I always pull up a bar stool and ask the audience if it is OK if, before we get started, I just “talk to them.” And [...]

    International Speech Contest Winner-The Coach’s Insight

    Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

    Although I wasn’t his only speech coach, what amazed me about working with Vikas was his intense focus. Even areas that I wasn’t really trying to push. his concentration on what he was working on was more powerful. Perfect! And, Vikas didn’t use EVERY idea I gave him. He used only those suggestions that were [...]

    Coaching a World Champion: Interview with Darren and Vikas

    Sunday, May 11th, 2008

    What is it like being coached as a presenter? What is it like coaching a World Champion?
    Well, my original NSA chapter from New England invited Vikas Jhingran, 2007 World Champion of Public Speaking and me to speak at one of their chapter meetings. Out of 25,000 contestants, we were both fortunate enough to win the [...]

    Presentation Humor Tip #12: The Ice Breaker!

    Saturday, May 10th, 2008

    “Breaking the Ice” is all important to creating the connection with your audience. You can not persuade, inform, educate, or entertain and audience until you connect with them first.
    I sit down for this third and final installment (if you haven’t seen the other two, just scroll down on this blog) of my interview with my [...]

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