Comments for Ed Tate's Key Notes

Comment on How Public Speaking Can Help You Dramatically Increase Your Business by Caden Alexander

Caden Alexander — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:26:24 +0000

my grandfather is a baby boomer and i am quite proud of his longevity all these years~”:

Comment on Going Over The Top by Ed

Ed — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:59:30 +0000

Hubert,
I would love to hear the results.
Ed Tate

Comment on Going Over The Top by Hubert Lin

Hubert Lin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:34:29 +0000

Nice to see Ed’s blog back in action. I’ve been waiting for this for quite a while.
At CHIC Toastmasters in Beijing, most of our members speak English as the 2nd language, and 85% of them are the ‘quiet’ type on stage. I’ve always wondered what is the best way for them to get out of the shell. Let me see if I can convince a member to try this on their speech, and report back the results. This is a coaching idea I’ve never heard before.

Comment on How Public Speaking Can Help You Dramatically Increase Your Business by Joshua Taylor

Joshua Taylor — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:04:40 +0000

my grandfather is also a baby boomer and he is also a war veteran,,,

Comment on How Public Speaking Can Help You Dramatically Increase Your Business by Henry Anderson

Henry Anderson — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:18:36 +0000

My grandpa is also a Baby Boomer and we love him a lot.:::

Comment on How Public Speaking Can Help You Dramatically Increase Your Business by Carlos Kelly

Carlos Kelly — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:14:28 +0000

i remember when i was still in high school, i always fear public speaking engagments.-,*

Comment on How to Handle Mistakes by Theresa Frasch

Theresa Frasch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:09 +0000

I just got back from my first run as a Fred Pryor trainer (9 days on one topic) and I did that every night. The first few days out there were kind of rough (as was my seminar) but every night I took what I learned from that day and reworked it.

The seminar went from too much time and not enough seminar, not enough relevant examples, too slow in the afternoon, to a well rounded day with relevant, sometimes humorous, personal stories.

I learned to read audiences better, what to cut if it was going long, what to add if it was going short, how to encourage them to have deeper discussions, I became much more comfortable with my material, and I polished my stories.

By then end of the run the evaluations were better, my sales were up (I didn’t sell anything the first week), I was funnier, the comments were better, and most of all I had fun.

But it took working on it every night to get it there: What worked? What didn’t work? How can I fix it? What will I do different next time?

Man, I was exhausted when I got home! Now I am prepping for another topic…a little differently this time. Idaho – here I come.

Comment on How to Handle Mistakes by Maureen Zappala

Maureen Zappala — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:42:48 +0000

Very well stated Ed! I especially like the suggestion of “Practice and rehearse as if it were the world championship of public speaking”. Having been down that road, I understand the intensity you mean.

Comment on How to Handle Mistakes by Christina Dyer

Christina Dyer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:42:10 +0000

Great post Ed!
The great thing is that even though the psychologists who wrote “Self-Esteem” suggest that you give yourself a break because you “did the best you could at the time”, you acknowledge that you actually did not, and could have done things differently and better. That is an even greater sign of a healthy self esteem. Keep moving forward!

Comment on How to Handle Mistakes by Bob Jensen

Bob Jensen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:34:18 +0000

Sometimes you make mistakes that are beyond your control. I gave a “best practices” seminar to a bank once, and things were going smoothly…until I brought up an anecdote that involved American Express. Goodwill in the room instantly vanished and was replaced with icy glares and catcalls. I later found out that this organization had gotten into a major public relations debacle with American Express the previous week and nerves were frayed!