Any free Public speaking courses offered preferably in Northern NJ. Where would I begin looking for it ?
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Don't know of any in NJ but the site below offers help on basics of public speaking.
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Try http://speeches.com/
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Look at this:\nhttp://local.yahoo.com/results?fr=dd-local-more&stx=speech+hearing+clinics&csz=Houston%2C+TX
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http://www.actingforbusiness.com/publicspeaking/generalpublic/publicworkshops/writeaspeechin15minutes.htm\nthat's all I can think of
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Check out the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Course. \nWhen you are there be sure to check out the David Dinkins School Of Speech.
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Your local Board of Ed. would have any and all listings of classes in your area and their usually free!
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I took a public speaking course-----it worked for me
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Online Speech Bank\n\nIndex to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm\n\nhttp://www.speech-topics-help.com/good-persuasive-speech-topics.html\n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm\n\nhttp://library.albany.edu/usered/dr/speech.html\n\nhttp://www.history.com/media.do\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/social_studies/history/speeches/\n\n\nSpeechTips\n\nLooking for Good Persuasive Speech Topics?\n\nhttp://www.top101persuasivespeechtopics.com/\n\nhttp://www.speech-topics-help.com/index.html\n\nhttp://www.goodpersuasivespeechtopics.com/persuasive.htm\n\nhttp://www.leeogle.org/byron/bhs/library/persuasion.htm\n\nThis is a very good site with very easy to follow step by step instructions.\n\nSpeechTips.com Your free guide to speech writing and public speaking for eulogies, graduations, best man, father of the bride and any other public speaking engagement.\n\nhttp://www.speechtips.com/index.html\n\nhttp://www.speechtips.com/preparation.html\n\nFREE Articles on Public Speaking\n\nThis site has so many tips that I was unable to pick any, you will need to see for yourself and see which, if any are useful to you.\n\nhttp://www.public-speaking.org/public-speaking-articles.htm\n\nThis site seems OK but once again see what is useful.\n\nhttp://members.shaw.ca/toasted/services.htm\n\nI liked this one.\n\nThe fear of speaking to a group of people is one of the most common forms of social phobia. Here are several suggestions for working with this fear.\n\nhttp://www.rpeurifoy.com/anxiety/pubspeak.htm\n\nPublic speaking do's and don't's\n\nhttp://www.lifehacker.com/software/feature/public-speaking-dos-and-donts-161531.php\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, UK.
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Ask the best speakers:Toastmasters.  web http://www.toastmasters.org/ has good suggestions  on the web site.
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Hi, see if you can get some ideas from the masters.\n\nOnline Speech Bank\n\nIndex to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm\n\nhttp://www.speech-topics-help.com/good-persuasive-speech-topics.html\n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm\n\nhttp://library.albany.edu/usered/dr/speech.html\n\nhttp://www.history.com/media.do\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/social_studies/history/speeches/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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http://www.amanet.org/seminars/byTitle.cfm?org=Sem&Req=All\n\nhttp://www.mediationworks.com/audioseminars/index.html\n\nhttp://www.ntea.com/br/channel_insider_d.asp?DOC_ID=100065
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Online Speech Bank\n\nIndex to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm\n\nhttp://www.speech-topics-help.com/good-persuasive-speech-topics.html\n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm\n\nhttp://library.albany.edu/usered/dr/speech.html\n\nhttp://www.history.com/media.do\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/social_studies/history/speeches/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Check out an ESL class in your area. A good starting point is the United Way they can refer you to a class. They fund a great deal of literacy. My mother teaches ESL (English as a second language) in Houston and she volunteers her time to teach. I don't think there is a charge for most of these classes anywhere. Good luck to you on learning. PS you can also do some online.
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Hi there,\n\n Here is what I found regarding Free GED Classes in your area (NYC):\n\n This first link will give you tons of information on what you are looking for. If NYC classes near you are filled up you have four other pages of places that offer the classes. Most are free or low fee. Some resources included are as close as Brooklyn ((13 minutes / 5.9 miles SE of NYC)). All the details and phone numbers that you need are on these four pages.\n\n   http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/pdf/ejic/GED.pdf\n\n Now about the link below. Copy and Paste this URL into the address bar. It will take you to a questionaire about locating GED resources near you. Answer the questions and you will get several choices to choose from. This search site will allow search in all of the state of NY or just NYC. \n\n   http://aelweb.lacnyc.org/LACSearch.asp\n\nI really hope that this helps you. Take great care & good luck with your GED.\n\n Sincerely,\n\n    Laurie
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Toastmasters - http://www.toastmasters.org/\n\nI heard about them for years, and often would people reccommend them to me. I had lots of excuses: "I'm an instructor! I talk in front of poeple all day!" "I am too tired when I get off work to add something else" "I took Speech class in school"\n\nWhen I finally got around to going I was amazed - it worked! A few tips -\n* Try different clubs as a visitor until you find one that fits. Each club is run by the members - which means that each club is a little different.\n* Once you join, make a committment to stay at least long enough to finish the first book. It will help you work through the rough spots. Because Toasmasters is ongoing, there is no "end" like there would be with a class.\n* Toastmasters really helps you work through your specific issues whatever they are. The variety in my club is not unusual: IT guys, non-native speakers, trainer/instructors, retired, unemployed, FT employed, student...etc. Everyone starts from thier own place.
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I referenced a link to articles from Biztimes.com for you to read about building connections although I am not sure they will really satisfies your question.  The site also has a calendar of events for the Milwaukee area which includes several business related clubs, which I mention in hopes there is something similar in your area.  Other ideas are things like attending your local toastmasters meetings.  (Toastmasters is a national public speaking club that I think helps develop the presentation skills of professionals)  You may also look out for small business convention in or around your states major cities.  Milwaukee has a small business expo every year where thousands of small business owners congregated for a weekend.  Feel free to contact me directly and I can help you search for some other social networking opportunities in your area.  As mentioned it is hard to make suggestions without a location.  A good place to start researching is to go to your local SBA website and also try googling “(your area) small business expo”  \n\nGood luck!
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Someone else on Yahoo recently asked a similar question and my response would be the same...\n\nConsider speaking on massage. As a former massage therapist, I used to offer programs on "self help" massage. In other words, I would teach a combination of bodywork movements done by the client or with the help of a partner. This includes the use of hands, stretching, and commercial or homemade massage tools. Such programs focus on the science of massage; in other words, the reasons why specific movements benefit the body or a health condition. Whereas, the art lies in the personality and passion that blend each movement together into the dance that comes from a professional massage.\n\nBesides the potential for direct income from public speaking, there are other professional benefits. Public speaking provides name recognition. It sets you above the competition. Even if the presentation is free, when an organization hires you to speak, it conveys a sense of endorsement. After all, as a speaker on massage, you must be a great massage therapist!\n\nPublic speaking puts you in front of potential massage clients. Because they come to your program for the opportunity to learn, their natural sales resistance is lowered. Compare self-help massage programs to a first aid course. You learn to treat minor ailments, but still go to the doctor for acute problems and a periodic check-up. Since nothing can replace a professional massage, the audience will automatically think of you when seeking a personal therapist.\n\nPromoting yourself as a personal consultant is a logical extension to public speaking. There were certain techniques that I did not teach in my programs because it would have been almost impossible to demonstrate in a group setting. However, I easily taught these techniques to one or two people who would pay for my time as a consultant.\n\nPublic speaking allows you to market other products and services. Let’s say you are affiliated with a spa. It should be relatively easy to weave discussion of these spa services into your massage program. But what if you are an independent practitioner? Using the spa example, find one locally who would help cover your normal speaking fees in return for mentioning their spa services and providing marketing materials during the program. This allows you to charge lower speaking fees, while getting in front of potential massage clients.\n\nThe marketing value of a presentation extends beyond the program itself. Most organizations hosting your presentation will publicize the event. Even people who do not attend might read the information or hear about you from other attendees.