speech – Greek University

Dr. Reesa Woolf: How can college students remove their fear of public speaking and perform well?

By admin on December 19, 2022

Dr. Reesa Woolf is a TED Talk Trainer, a worldwide Keynote Speaker and a #1 Bestselling Author. Reesa has trained 3,000 clients in Fortune 500 companies to master persuasive writing and presenting and to deliver excellent talks and presentations. She is efficient with her time, extremely professional and goes above and beyond with her clients. Her book is called “Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear”, so go and pick up that book on Amazon!

In episode 321 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Dr. Woolf chose the University of Maryland for her undergraduate experience, why she has dedicated her life to training others on public speaking, what tips she has to remove the fear of public speaking, what we should do if our material is boring, how students can move up in their career and get noticed in their first job, how we can stop rambling and finally get to the point, how we can get rid of those filler words in our speech (um, uh, you know), how we can use diplomatic wording for sensitive issues, and the best way for us to get a TEDx talk after we’ve perfected our public speaking skills. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSIRSEwbuVY

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Ashley Monroe: When speaking to an audience, how do you make a real impact?

By admin on July 15, 2021

Today we have with us Ashley Monroe. She is a fierce woman, speaker, blogger, teacher, coach, and wife to her amazing husband Travis. Ashley LOVES coffee just like me, she works out here and there, she is a high school English teacher, and she has lived in Saudi Arabia, Spokane WA, and Charlotte, NC. Ashley is probably most well-known for Fierce Women’s community on Instagram and Facebook. She’s most proud of her online courses, her ongoing Fierce women Podcast, “Coffee and Conversation,” and her blogs. She is most passionate about speaking with ambitious women about how to overcome adversity in their life with a message of survival, fierce mindsets, and victory.

In episode #161 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what was special about UNC Charlotte and also Central Washington University, how she (as a high school English teacher) helps her students enter society after graduation with a plan, what it’s like being a Women Empowerment Speaker and public speaking coach at Fierce Women LLC, why we don’t dream big enough, how she stays motivated, why public speaking is important for recent grads, tips for college students to improve their public speaking, workouts before a presentation, and ways to make a real impact on your audience. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbR_9uHh974

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Brenden Kumarasamy: Why is public speaking an important skill for college students?

By admin on October 2, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16253897/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode #86 of Fraternity Foodie! Today we have with us Brenden Kumarasamy, host of MasterTalks, the YouTube channel dedicated to teaching people how to master their public speaking skills. We talk about his role at IBM as a Business Transformation Consultant, why it’s important for college students to work on their public speaking skills, how we can get more confident speaking in front of a camera, advice for introverts, advice for extroverts, how to get rid of the “ums” and “ahs” in your presentations, how mastering silence helps to make more effective presentations, how to close a speech, and the things he wish he knew in college. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKQI53v-an8

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Dr. Ethan Becker: How will social media shape the way we look at COVID-19 in the future?

By admin on April 15, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14003858/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Check out episode #43 of Fraternity Foodie! We interview Dr. Ethan Becker, a Sigma Pi Fraternity alumnus from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts, and President of The Speech Improvement Company. We talk about why he chose Fitchburg for his undergraduate degree, what was special about being a Founding Father of a fraternity chapter, why he’s been so focused on speech communication throughout his life, how social media will shape the way we look at COVID-19 in the future, whether Facebook and other forms of social media should play a role in stopping the spread of misleading information, the effectiveness of branding changes for companies during COVID-19, the rise of online therapy, what you should do if you’re about to post an angry post on social media, advice for college students or recent graduates on social media usage, and why public speaking is a necessary skill to develop. We also name Dr. Becker’s favorite restaurant in Boston! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAJYrdR33gU