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This morning I stumbled over a great blog post by my friend John Zimmer – Ten Tips for Using Props in a Presentation. His article inspired me to think about some of the creative props I used in the past. Props or visual aids are an indispensable tool for any public speaker. They make your message more memorable. Here are . . . → Read More: Beer, Beans, Coins & Passports 
Dear Friend of Inspiring Communication! After a year of survival (2009) and a year of hope (2010), the year 2011 has been the year of consolidation – with a more solid base of recurring key clients, the continual cooperation with two business schools and new proven concepts in place. Enjoy this summary of all The Seven Minute Star . . . → Read More: The Seven Minute Star Annual Report Of Inspiration 2011 
Imagine 250 people from all over Europe and from all over the world sharing time, knowledge and laughter – for three days, in one place, together. People who love to learn. People who love to give feedback. People who love to receive feedback with a smile. It seems the Land of Oz! This fall, from November 25 . . . → Read More: Thank You, Basel 
Watch John’s award winning speech “Pay Attention!” Three paragraphs about John Zimmer, one of the best public speakers in Europe: John is a Canadian now living in Geneva, Switzerland. With degrees in International Relations and Law, he has over 20 years of public speaking experience before courts, tribunals, business conferences, bodies of the United Nations and more. John lectures on . . . → Read More: An Interview With One Of The Best 
On June 5 2010 I participated in our Toastmasters International Speech Contest in The Hague, The Netherlands. After winning on club, area and division (Spain & Portugal) level I was then facing nine tough competitors coming from all corners of Continental Europe. The District 59 speech contest was a great experience. I saw fantastic speeches and I learned . . . → Read More: Are you old-fashioned? 
Source: Gridiron The limelight is on… the winner! Only the winner matters – to media, to press, to followers. But what about the loser? What about those other four super actors and acresses at the Acadamy Awards who do not make it to giving a – mostly – improvable winner’s speech? The Only One Who Can Make You Win . . . → Read More: The Power Of Not Winning Yet 
El Puig de la Balma is one of those XII century pearls of Spanish-Catalan rural tourism you will never hear about, and if you happen to discover it once you always want to come back. On May 7 and 8 2010, El Puig de la Balma served as our second time venue for our Toastmasters Spring Retreat of the . . . → Read More: 7 Lessons Learned from a Spring Retreat 
1995 was a great year… [pause, give them a chance to think about what happened in 1995] The San Francisco 49ers were the first NFL team to win five super bowls, Yahoo! was founded in Santa Clara, California, OJ Simpson was declared innocent and I went on a road trip trough the US with my friend Dirk. One . . . → Read More: New York, New York 
The big news first: We have created a highly effective speech evaluation template! Those familiar with this nomenclature will know that this post is dedicated to all our fellow Toastmasters around the globe. How Did It Happen? Mel Kelly is a two-time District Champion of the evaluation contest (District 59 – Continental Europe). Mel is also great on the interpersonal level. . . . → Read More: The Speech Evaluation Template 
I had never been to Portugal. Until last weekend! Following the motto “Effective Communication Iberia 2010” more than 60 active Toastmasters joined the Division H (Spain & Portugal) International Speech Contest of Toastmasters Intl. It turned out to be both a great educational and cultural experience. The latter one climaxed in several bodegas on Friday when we . . . → Read More: Of Port wine & Rhetoric |
How do you inspire the people around you? This is your hub of Inspiring Communication for Leaders and Teams. I am Florian Mueck and inspiring communication has become my great passion ever since I joined a Barcelona chapter of Toastmasters International in 2005... read more  ..
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