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10 Tips for Becoming a Better Public Speaker

John Mata — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 05:24:41 +0000

Hey friends, do you ever have to give presentations at work? Are you interested in improving as a public speaker? Check out my 10 Tips for Becoming a Better Public Speaker: See it as an opportunity: like anything else, practice…

Leveraging Modern Technology to Solve First World Problems

John Mata — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:45:54 +0000

My good friend Marty recently posted on his Facebook wall that his son in the shower called out, “dad, I have to pee!” Marty then continued to say, “This morning, my dilemma as a father is, should I get him…

The Aggressing Wall

John Mata — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:50:27 +0000

“If you don’t create change, change will create you. Because change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.” Good evening fellow toastmasters and guests! That’s such a great quote. I wish I knew who to credit for having first said…

Did I Stutter?

John Mata — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:03:47 +0000

Who here remembers their very first attempt at giving a speech? I sure do. It happened back in college in a public speaking class of all places. It was the longest three minutes of my life. As if time had…

Getting to the Vision

John Mata — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:20:48 +0000

My older sister recently shared a quote with me. She said, “good luck often comes in work clothes.” It’s not too difficult to get the meaning of this quote. For most of us, good things in life do not come…

The Upside of Quitting

John Mata — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:19:40 +0000

Good evening! I am going to start this off with a loaded question. Other than myself, who here had to endure my icebreaker speech a few weeks ago? I had called it Lessons. I told a story from my childhood.…

Lessons

John Mata — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:43:06 +0000

Who among us had music lessons as a child? I would like to share with you all a short story that took place during my childhood. My older sister was the first of my siblings to delve into music. During…