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Speak Like You Write!

Think of the BOLDS and CAPITALS do this is at your “lasting line” or foundational
Dale Carnegie wrote a must-read book for phrase (see the article on this here).
speakers, called The Art of Public Speaking. In it, In a speech, if everything is dynamic, then
he refers to “Mountain Peak” words. Monotone nothing is dynamic. It is important to vary not

speaking is the kiss of death for a speaker. only the words that you say, but how you say
Emphasis is the cure. In writing, you use Bold them. Remember to speak like you write!
font and ALL CAPITALS for important words. How can you spice up YOUR next speech?
In speaking, you “punch” those words by saying Kwesi Millington has been a Toastmaster since

them at a different volume or pace than the 2013. Despite being a self-proclaimed introvert with
rest of the words in a sentence. If you have an no speaking experience, in less than four years, he has
important word in a sentence, emphasize it by completed all of his speech projects, advanced to the
saying that ONE word louder than the others, Division level or above in ALL four contests (Table

or even taking a short pause after the important Topics, Evaluation, Humorous and International
word before finishing the sentence. Speech Contests), has competed numerous times at the
Vary your pace and volume when speaking, District level, and is a District winning Champion
and remember that there should be peaks or (Evaluation contest).

punches to your most important words, even in Kwesi is a Certified World Class Speaking Coach.
the midst of a sentence. You can learn more about him, his journey, and his
life’s mission at communicatetocreate.com. This article
Think of the ITALICS reprinted with permission.

In writing, italicized words are thinner than
the rest. In speaking, sometimes it is necessary to
remove all of the dramatics and softly mention a
word, or even a whole sentence. A good time to

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