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Dr Jeannette Kavanagh's Articles in Public Speaking

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  • How to evaluate your public speaking and public presentations
    Without making an effort to constantly improve anything you do, including public speaking: you won't. It's that simple.

    This article is about evaluating how well you performed, whilst remembering that you must be kind to yourself. Kind but objective and a little bit challenging. Although I tell my coaching clients to treat themselves kindly when they make judgements about their most recent public speaking engagement, I encourage them to strive constantly for improvement.
  • How to Prepare for Impromptu Speeches
    Impromptu means a combination of 'without rehearsal', 'without preparation' and 'spontaneous'. Whatever the connotations, no one likes being asked to speak in public with no time at all to prepare.

    This article will help you to be prepared for the unexpected.
  • How to be calm in your job interviews
    If you’ve been shortlisted for an interview, congratulations. It’s always great to win an opportunity of an interview.

    Job interviews can vary from having to speak to one person, through to facing panels of up to nine people, as I've done.  Alternatively, you might be presented with a problem facing the company and asked questions to test how well you’d deal with it. You must remain calm in order to present your talents at their optimum. Here's some help to stay calm in any interview.
  • How Public Speaking can Enhance Your Life, and Your Business
    Ever thought "I don't want to be a public speaker and I'm never
    going to be a public speaker!"

    Many people firmly believe that public speaking is something other people do. For some, it means Anthony Robbins up there and at 'em delivering motivational talks, or David Letterman compering a show.

    They simply didn't see any relevance of public speaking to their personal lives or to their working lives - they're not public speaking people.
  • Father-of-the-Bride Speech Part 2: A Template you can use
    I hope you've read Part 1 of my advice on making a splendid Toast to your daughter at her wedding. It's available on this website.

    In part 2, I'm providing an actual speech to give you a concrete idea about how to frame a story so that it's concise and comprehensive, while still conveying a positive and unique insight into your daughter.
  • Father-of-the-Bride speech Part 1: Rules of the wedding
    How wonderful to be alive and well at your daughter's wedding. Enjoy! After following my advice, I promise you that your guests will leave your daughter's wedding with very positive impressions about her as a woman, and as a future mate for her new husband.

    They'll also be impressed with your eloquence.
  • The Call To Action - how to get your audience motivated
    Unless your only objective is to make people laugh, there's only one prime reason for anyone speaking to a group:

    YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM TO ACTION.

    Sometimes, you'll only be required to pass on information to your listeners, and once you've transmitted the information, your job is done. That might apply to University lecturers, teachers or on-the-job training personnel. I say 'might' because your teaching role is inspire your students to do something with your information.
  • Two Essential Ingredients to Splendid Presentations
    In my coaching and in my e-program, I remind you that the audience is made up of individuals who in the main, wish you only the best. Truly splendid presentations have two essential ingredients: rapport with your audience and genuine two-way interaction. This article sets out how to achieve both.
  • Your Audience Loves You. Or at least They Wish You Well
    I've seen far too many people assume the worst about their public presentations or public speaking. So often their assessment is based on the unreliable data of their own reactions to their audiences' reactions. Escaping from what I call the double guessing game is a vital part of your path to public speaking success.
  • Three Proven Strategies to Develop Public speaking confidence
    We can always use more confidence to speak with impact in public. This article gives you proven methods used by actors and professional public speakers to prepare themselves to present at their best.
  • Six Tips to Splendid Presentations
    Great presentations can take hours of preparation. If you make regular presentations to clients it mightn't take so long. However, I believe that to present at your best, you must prepare your material and your self. Here are some useful tips.
  • The Truth about Panic Attacks
    A great deal has been written about episodes of panic, sometimes called panic attacks. The Internet seems to have spawned a new breed of the 19th Century snakeoil salespeople who claim to have THE CURE, the only cure for anxiety and panic attacks.

    The truth? Some of their approaches allay anxiety in some cases. But every person with troubling anxiety needs a unique approach.

    This very simple insight will take all people from panic to calm. It shows you your role in your panic attacks.
  • Dealing with difficult questions or difficult audiences
    When you present your ideas or information in public, you have to be prepared to deal with all types of audiences. Some are so docile you could be forgiven for thinking they've left this world altogether.

    Then there are the audiences who are hostile - especially if you're a politician speaking to the 'other team' so to speak. All the work you've done to prepare your talk, your notes, and visual aids will be for nothing if you can't handle some difficult questions and difficult audiences.
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