Comments on: Are Vampire Words Sucking the Life Out of your Speech? http://worldchampionevaluator.com/public-speaking/are-vampire-words-sucking-the-life-out-of-your-speech/ evaluating like a champion Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://worldchampionevaluator.com/public-speaking/are-vampire-words-sucking-the-life-out-of-your-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-13527 admin Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:45:04 +0000 http://worldchampionevaluator.com/?p=679#comment-13527 That's the thing about "thing" :-) Good luck with Toastmasters. It is a fantastic organization. I recommend using table topics as a way to explore your fiction-writing. That’s the thing about “thing” :-)

Good luck with Toastmasters. It is a fantastic organization. I recommend using table topics as a way to explore your fiction-writing.

]]> By: Ali Hale http://worldchampionevaluator.com/public-speaking/are-vampire-words-sucking-the-life-out-of-your-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-13506 Ali Hale Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:56:53 +0000 http://worldchampionevaluator.com/?p=679#comment-13506 How could I have forgotton "thing"? It's the bane of my fiction-writing at the moment, and you're right, there's always an alternative (it just sometimes takes some head-scratching to find the best one). And great point on applying my tips to speeches, I'll have to keep this in mind myself! I'm off to my second ever Toastmaster's meeting next week (and strongly thinking about joining as a member) so speech-writing and delivery is likely to be on my agenda in the future... How could I have forgotton “thing”? It’s the bane of my fiction-writing at the moment, and you’re right, there’s always an alternative (it just sometimes takes some head-scratching to find the best one).

And great point on applying my tips to speeches, I’ll have to keep this in mind myself! I’m off to my second ever Toastmaster’s meeting next week (and strongly thinking about joining as a member) so speech-writing and delivery is likely to be on my agenda in the future…

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