I’ve spent this afternoon watching strangers attempt stand up routines on YouTube, looking to identify the elements of successful stand up comedy at open mic nights. […]
I thought it would be a bit of fun to take a look at the Queen's speech from 2010 and provide an evaluation, Toastmaster's style, on what she did well and what she could do better. After all, it's not like she gets a lot of practice at this public speaking malarkey is it?!
For everything we learn about public speaking and all that we are taught about so-called 'best practice', is public speaking really as subjective as art?
Later on in their public speaking 'career', is it possible to identify a public speaker that was initially a nervous learner vs. one that was a confident learner?
Interesting thoughts last night that I need to get written down some where, hence the blog post.
I'm rapidly approaching the conclusion that there are two very distinct types of person when it comes to developing public speaking skills.