MUSINGS and other writing by Mark Kolke

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MARK'S SPEAKING TIPS

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Mark Kolke's 90 Speaking Tips

Tip #1 - PAUSE A LITTLE

Tip #2 - MOVE !

Tip #3 - TELL A STORY

Tip #4 - IT'S A CONVERSATION

Tip #5 - RESPECT YOUR AUDIENCE

Tip #6 - BE PREPARED

Tip # 7 - LOOKING THE PART

Tip #8 - KEEP IT CLEAN

Tip #9 - BE HUMBLE

Tip #10 - PAUSE A LOT

Tip # 11 - EYE CONTACT

Tip #12 - YOUR EYES

Tip #13 - LOSE THE NOTES

Tip #14 - POWER POINT ... REALLY?

Tip #15 - VISUAL AIDS IN FRONT OF YOU

Tip # 16 - VISUAL AIDS BEHIND YOU

Tip #17 - HECKLERS

Tip #18 - INTERRUPTIONS

Tip #19 - WHEN PLANS CHANGE

Tip #20 - PRACTICE

Tip #21 - EVERYONE CAN IMPROVE

Tip #22 - POWER HAS IMPACT

Tip #23 - PACE

Tip #24 - SPEED

Tip #25 - THE TAKEAWAY

Tip #26 - FAIL, FAIL MORE

Tip #27 - BREATHE

Tip #28 - IMPACT

Tip #29 - CALL TO ACTION

Tip #30 - ORGANIZATION

Tip #31 - STRUCTURE

Tip #32 - ENUNCIATE

Tip #33 - PRE-GAME MOOD

Tip #34 - BRING YOUR 'A' GAME

Tip #35 - EDIT

Tip #36 - WEDDING TIP 1 - EMCEE

Tip #37 - WEDDING TIP 2 - THE TOAST

Tip #38 - WEDDING TIP 3 - REPLY TO TOAST

Tip #39 - THE LUNCH SPEECH

Tip #40 - THE DINNER SPEECH

Tip #41 - THE EMCEE

Tip #42 - THE SHORT SPEECH

Tip #43 - PREPARING FOR A KEYNOTE

Tip #44 - KEYNOTE DELIVERY

Tip #45 - REHEARSAL OF A KEYNOTE

Tip #46 - FIXING MISTAKES

Tip #47 - LOSING YOUR PLACE

Tip #48 - BUTTERFLIES

Tip #49 - IMAGINE THEM NAKED

Tip #50 - THINKING ON YOUR FEET

Tip #51 - Q + A

Tip # 52 - THINK OR FEEL

Tip #53 - PASSION TRUMPS EXCITEMENT

Tip #54 - GESTURES

Tip #55 - CONFRONT F.U.D.

Tip #56 - BE YOURSELF

Tip #57 - CONTENT IS 'NOT' EVERYTHING

Tip #58 - PERFORM AS IF THEY ARE PAYING YOU

Tip #59 - AUDIENCES ARE LIKE LIGHT SWITCHES

Tip #60 - CHANGE YOUR POINT OF VIEW

Tip #61 - NOBODY IS A NATURAL

Tip #62 - CHECK THE BATTING ORDER

Tip #63 - WATCH YOUR STEPS

Tip #64 - EVALUTATE YOUR MESSATE

Tip #65 - DON'T FIGHT FEAR

Tip #66 - BORROW ANYTHING

Tip #67 - EDIT OUT OFTEN

Tip #68 - DON'T DISMISS DOUBTERS

Tip #69 - EXERCISE YOUR MUSCLE

Tip #70 - WATCH WHAT YOU SAY

Tip #71 - WATCH WHAT YOU SAY #2

Tip #72 - START WITH A QUESTION

Tip #73 - START WITH THE END IN MIND

Tip #74 - MANAGE YOUR ANXIETY

Tip #75 - INFORMATION vs. EXPLANATION

Tip #76 - LEFT TO RIGHT - STAGE TIME, DISTANCE, GEOGRAPHY

Tip #77 - MIND SET, SKILL SET, ACTIONS

Tip #78 - APPRECIATING YOUR AUDIENCE

Tip #79 - ``PERSONAL`` STORIES PACK CONNECTION POWER

Tip #80 - FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SINK OR SOAR

Tip #81 - AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION vs AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT

Tip #82 - THE CALLBACK

Tip #83 - TRIADS

Tip #84 - TELL A STORY, MAKE A CONNECTION

Tip #85 - SIZE MATTERS

Tip #86 - THE HOOK

Tip #87 - SUCCESS STORIES

Tip #88 - FAILURE STORIES

Tip #89 - SOLUTIONS STORIES

Tip #90 - THE ENDING

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