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Looking forward to performing my own monologue tonight as part of the wonderful No Drama's bi-annual showcase of writers/performers. I'm strangely not nervous... not sure if that's good or bad...just looking forward to getting on stage!

I was very impressed by the standard of writing and performing at the last two Shindigs, and very honoured to be included. It's a great night out for just €10, but come early as tickets sell out fast.

'A Walk Into Town'

The story of a date with a difference

Written, performed, and directed by Fiona O'Meara

No Drama Halloween Shindig
Saturday 21st October
Doors 7pm
Pearse Centre 

Tickets €10 (at the door) and include a raffle ticket - cash & contactless accepted!

          

How have others overcome their speaking anxiety? Excellent podcast from Harvard Business Review looking at two different approaches for different personalities.

Choiceology: Season 6 Episode 1 Can adverse emotional reactions be reframed to diminish their negative consequences?

Feel you speak in a monotone voice? Practising scales can help increase your vocal range.

Daily Practice 1: Scales and Triads This is a Daily Practice video for early SightSinging Level 1. Singing these brief exercises daily will develop an ear for sound combinations that are key to...

It's easier to practise breathing exercises when following a video, I think. Nice, simple ones here.

How to Breathe for Singing - More Resonance and Less Tension You might think you've got this whole breathing for singing thing sussed, but are there a few tiny changes you could make to be even more efficient? In this ...

Dr Kristen Neff explaining self-compassion.

Self Compassion Part 1 Kristin Neff Self Compassion Part 1 Kristin Neff

Simple, short breathing exercise which has 2 functions: helps you relax and improve your speaking voice.

Video: Dr. Weil's Breathing Exercises: 4-7-8 Breath This Video from Dr. Weil focuses on the 4-7-8 Breath (also known as the Relaxing Breath), as it puts the practitioner in a relaxed state almost immediately.

Under the Clock is a lovely documentary and a great example of storytelling done well.

It's just people sitting in their homes, recounting their tales of dating under Clery's clock. I thought it might be boring, but I quickly felt like these people's friend, listening to their private tales of hurt, hopes, losses and loves. Recommend it.

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Great opp for any budding playwrights! Deadline June 18th.

Short+Sweet Dublin Short+Sweet Dublin is a theatre festival of short plays.This year we are running a free Virtual Conference.
Date: Oct 13th and 14th
Time: 5pm-8pm
Cost: Free, but you must reserve your tickets by emailing: [email protected]

Dermot Bolger could barely ask for a pint of milk, and now he delivers lectures for a living. Impressive.

'My stammer made me feel like the greatest fool... Now I make my living giving public lectures' - Best-selling author Dermot Bolger When I celebrated my 10th birthday in 1969 Dublin was a city before supermarkets. Every grocery shop was a fiefdom ruled by a white-coated monarch who leaned across the counter to deman

"Many speakers don’t spend enough time crafting the central message of their talk. Instead, most get lost in superficials... But the reason people show up to a conference or presentation is rarely for superficials – it’s to get answers and encouragement"

How To Be a Better Speaker – The Short Honest Truth For any skill, the only way to improve is through practice. Reading about that skill is not practice. Watching other people do something is not practice. Reading and watching can only help you deve…

Do you really want to be a perfect speaker? When I was 9 years old, I got 96% percent in a history test. Ridiculous as it sounds, the fact it wasn't a perfect 100% perturbed me.

Vocal warm ups are essential. This one is easy and just 5 mins.

Quick voice warm up - for public speaking Private sessions face to face or via Skype are available. Visit: www.verbalessons.com Email: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/verbalessons h...

This girl is so good.

Greta Thunberg warns: "Time to panic! Why 3 Brexit summits? Time for "Notre Dame cathedral thinking" Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg says time is running out to halt climate change and she’s urging European politicians “to panic.” Thunb...

"Rehearse for real" - don't just read it to yourself. Good vocal tips here too.

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Helen Sword's excellent book will help improve your academic talks as well.

Stylish Academic Writing | Helen Sword | Office of Faculty Development & Diversity Helen Sword Associate Professor of Academic Practice, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

This Congresswoman nails it.

Congresswoman grills billionaire CEO over pay disparity at JP Morgan California Democratic congresswoman Katie Porter spelled out to JP Morgan's CEO, Jamie Dimon, the real-world implications of the low wages his bank pays its ...

Be Heard Public Speaking updated their information in their About section.

I've had the pleasure of working with this gifted entrepreneur. Congrats Gavin on yet another success, a really personal one this time. Heartwarming.

Dublin dad delighted as real-life adventures with daughter book series hits goal The books came to life after his blog became a viral hit and amassed over 13,000 followers on Facebook

Delighted to have been presentation skills trainer for the talented Class Medical who have just won the Munster Final of the IntertradeIreland Seedcorn Competition. HUGE CONGRATS to them all, particularly Gavin who was lead presenter. Looking forward to the finals!

Absolutely delighted to announce that Class Medical has won the Munster Final of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Competition. Thank you to all the mentors, judges and people in the background! Roll on the Seedcorn Finals, 22nd November 2018!

This talk's been viewed over 50m times!!! Great use of humour, conversational style, great opening.

Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

What do you think of Alain's use of notes? It's unusual in TED

A kinder, gentler philosophy of success Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.

Why do we cheat? And why do happy people cheat? And is an affair always the end of the relationship?...Excellent use of questions, eye contact and supreme confidence.

Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But does it have to be? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people cheat, and unpacks why affairs are so traumatic: because they threaten our emotional security. In infidelity, she sees something unexpected — an expression of longing and loss. A mu...

How about use of a lectern? More or less effective? What are the pros and cons?

Our loss of wisdom Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.

Steven Pinker is a Harvard professor who makes endless media appearances, and yet he is nervous here! His talk is of such value though, that he could have cried and it would still be good). Content is always first.

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Transcript of "The surprising decline in violence" TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.

Julian Treasure stands still as a statue and he is SOOOO engrossing! Subject is fascinating,beautifully structured and delivered - superb I think.

The 4 ways sound affects us Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices.

TED TALKS TIPS #2 - movement.

Is it better to stand still like a statue or walk around? Do you think Liz does is well?

Your elusive creative genius Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

Where The New York Review leads, I follow...

Pádraig Belton on Twitter “If someone ever criticises your tidiness, show them this, the New York Review of Books office.”

First in my TED TALKS TIPS - openings.

How HARD must it have been for Monica?!? And yet, within 60 secs she starts to win us over (or what do you think?). Watch her use of story and self-deprecation.

The price of shame "Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop," says Monica Lewinsky. In 1998, she says, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become constant -- and can turn deadly. In a brave ...

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