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Father of the Bride Speech: Part 2 A Template you can use I hope you've read Part 1 of my Father of the Bride advisory article: Rules of the Wedding. In Part 2, I'm providing the following speech to give you a concrete idea about how to frame a story so that it's concise and comprehensive, while still conveying a positive and unique insight into your daughter. Father of the Bride Speech: Part 1 Rules of the Wedding How wonderful to be alive and well at your daughter's wedding. Enjoy! After following my advice, I promise you that your guests will leave your daughter's wedding with very positive impressions about her as a woman, and as a future mate for her new husband. They'll also be impressed with your eloquence. Preparing an Impromptu Speech "All the world's a stage, and we're all terribly unrehearsed". Oscar Wilde, with thanks to William Shakespeare. The brilliant Irish playwright and poet, Oscar Wilde, was referring to the sense that we're always performing on life's stage. As I emphasise throughout my Public Speaking Success e-Program, the more you prepare, the more confident you'll feel. Then there's 'impromptu' which means - without rehearsal, ad lib, unprepared. How Public Speaking Skills can Enhance Your Life - and Your Business Ever thought "I don't want to be a public speaker and I'm never going to be a public speaker!" Many people firmly believe that public speaking is something other people do. For some, it means Anthony Robbins up there and at 'em delivering motivational talks, or David Letterman compering a show. They simply didn't see any relevance of public speaking to their personal lives or to their working lives - they're not public speaking people. The Most Important Part of your Presentation: The Call To Action Unless your only objective is to make people laugh, there is only one prime reason for anyone speaking to a group: YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM TO ACTION. In rare instances, you'll only be required to pass on information to your listeners. That might apply to University lecturers, school teachers or on-the-job training personnel. I say 'might' because even then, part of your teaching role is inspire your students to do something with your information. Two Essential Ingredients to Splendid Presentations In my all my articles about public speaking and presenting, I remind you that the audience is made up of individuals who in the main, wish you only the best. Truly splendid presentations have two essential ingredients: rapport with your audience and genuine two-way interaction. This article sets out how to achieve both. Dealing with Difficult Questions and/or Difficult Audiences Anyone who's had the pleasure, honour and horror of teaching adolescents can face any audience! So first up, here's to the noblest profession on earth - our teachers. Six Essentials for Great Presentations Great presentations can take hours of preparation. If you make regular presentations to clients it mightn't take so long. However, I believe that to present at your best, you must prepare your material and your self. Here are some useful tips. How to Sleep like a Baby - Again I'm not sure which is worse. Not being able to get to sleep when you go to bed, or waking up several times during the night, even if only for a few minutes. Waking up is dreadful when it's for an hour or more. Disturbed sleep has been shown to be related to a number of diseases and it is definitely implicated in premature ageing. Don't change the world: change your mind I had a T-shirt once with an image of a television set where the picture had gone into wavy lines. The advice under that image was: Do not adjust your mind. Reality is out of focus. I still love that thought. This article gives you some proven strategies to work with your mind to find a more calm and stress-free life. Are anxiety and panic attacks hereditary? I’m often asked by my counselling clients whether or not there’s a genetic or hereditary component to anxiety and panic attacks. That line of questioning usually leads into a discussion about how that person’s extended family seems to have an abundance of people with anxiety problems of one sort or another. Final three of my six ways to counter stress. I follow six simple rules to keep the excitement of 21st century life from becoming an overwhelming problem. These rules can become part of everyone's arsenal of tools to counter stress. Here are the other three of those strategies. First three of my six ways to counter stress There is more information in one weekend edition of the New York Times than most people in the 17th century had access to in an entire lifetime. Many people in the 17th century spent their lives without seeing one painting. In our world, it's a little bit different! I follow six simple rules to keep the excitement of 21st century life from becoming overwhelming. These rules can become part of your arsenal of tools to counter stress. These are the first three of those strategies. Your Automatic Relaxation Trigger: The Benson Technique There are as many ways to relax as there are to feel frazzled, tense and overwrought. However, it does seem easier for many of us to get into a state of tension than the opposite. Here is a guaranteed technique you can use to counter stress. Let Food Be Your Medicine A few years ago, around 400BC, Hippocrates gave the advice that our diet, all that we eat and drink was the most important part of being and staying healthy. In this article, I outline some of the ways that food can be used to help those of you with anxiety issues. Of course I have to mention some of the things you love to eat and drink which actually make you more prone to anxiety and panic attacks. Anxiety and Panic Attacks: The Truth will Set You Free A great deal has been written about anxiety and panic attacks. Even more has been claimed in regard to so-called CURES, particularly on the Internet. Dr Jeannette Kavanagh has worked as a counsellor dealing mainly with people who have all sorts of anxiety issues - particularly performance anxiety. This short article shares with you a long-established insight into panic attacks and that insight or truth will set you on your path to calm.

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