Weekly sheets
Public speaking techniques
One technique a week, from Aristotle to today: the idea, how to do it, a drill and your homework.
Connecting with your audience
Building speeches
Logos — A point they can repeat tomorrow
One clear claim, backed by reasons the audience already accepts.The Five Canons — Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery
The oldest checklist for preparing a talk — and still the best.Problem – Solution – Impact — The structure that sells an idea
Make them feel the problem, show the way out, then paint the world after.Story – Message – Action — Tell it, mean it, ask for it
A story earns attention; a message gives it meaning; an action makes it count.Hooks — The first ten seconds
Never open with your name and the agenda. Open with a reason to listen.
One clear claim, backed by reasons the audience already accepts.The Five Canons — Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery
The oldest checklist for preparing a talk — and still the best.Problem – Solution – Impact — The structure that sells an idea
Make them feel the problem, show the way out, then paint the world after.Story – Message – Action — Tell it, mean it, ask for it
A story earns attention; a message gives it meaning; an action makes it count.Hooks — The first ten seconds
Never open with your name and the agenda. Open with a reason to listen.
Mastering delivery
The Pause — Silence is part of the speech
A two-second pause reads as confidence; an 'um' reads as doubt.Vocal Variety — Pace, pitch, volume — and contrast
Monotone isn't a voice problem, it's a contrast problem.Eye Contact & Space — One person, one thought
Talk to faces, not to the room — and move only when the idea moves.
A two-second pause reads as confidence; an 'um' reads as doubt.Vocal Variety — Pace, pitch, volume — and contrast
Monotone isn't a voice problem, it's a contrast problem.Eye Contact & Space — One person, one thought
Talk to faces, not to the room — and move only when the idea moves.