As we do every year we are giving away our selection of Valentine’s Day Poems and Verses.  Make sure you put them to good use when celebrating Cupid’s day.  You can download them here or go to http://www.occasionalwords.com/ow/valentines-day.html

A Happy Valentine’s day form all of us at Occasional Words.

When it comes to public speaking one of the greatest chalenges is doing it effectively in a live situation.  In other words, when you are responding to questions from an audience that does not necessarily share your views on the matters being discussed.  President Obama’s recent Q&A in Congress is an excellent example of this.  Watch it here. 

In the next few weeks I am going to be launching a series of videos on this blog covering a variety of public speaking and speech writing topics.  Most of these will be based on our popular Public Speaking Guide which has been downloaded around 15,000 times.

Each video will cover one of the tips offered in the guide.  If there are any other topics you’d like covered please post a comment here.  In the meantime you can download your copy here.

Jim Rohn, who recently passed away was one of my favorite speakers and teachers.  I’ve listened to many of his audios over the past few years and his words had and will continue to have a huge impact on me and millions of others.  For an outstanding example of effective public speaking listen to this presentation. It is a wonderful way to end this year and begin the new one.  Let me know your thoughts after you give it a listen.