A client and friend asked me the other day about impromptu speeches. His question, basically, was, to give consistently good impromptu speeches, do you memorize something (or a few pieces of something ...

Speaking “off the cuff” has its benefits. For one, extemporaneous speech can humanize a speaker by making him or her seem less robotic or scripted. But, given high-pressure situations and the ...

If you’ve ever been asked to give a speech or a toast on the fly, you know how much pressure it can be. You can deliver a solid impromptu speech by remembering these five elements. Over at Reddit, ...

You glance at the clock and gulp; then you agree to help out your colleague. You immediately clear your calendar for the afternoon. Instead of going into panic mode, you create a plan of attack. When ...

You walk into a meeting and your manager divides the room into breakout teams. Each team is to discuss challenges they are facing with a project, a monthly sales campaign, (dear reader, please pick a ...

The ability to speak in a wide variety of situations without rehearsing is invaluable. A virtual course titled Impromptu Speaking will teach you how to get your point across quickly, succinctly, and ...