Comments for The Naked Speaker http://nakedspeaker.com A public speaking blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Toastmasters speech no.6: Stand up comedy night by Alex http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/02/26/toastmasters-speech-no6-stand-up-comedy-night/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Alex Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:59:28 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=1003#comment-279 Hahaha, quality. The stripmall gag was particularly excellent. Hahaha, quality. The stripmall gag was particularly excellent.

]]> Comment on Book review: Teach Yourself Stand-up comedy by Logan Murray by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2009/08/24/book-review-teach-yourself-stand-up-comedy-by-logan-murray/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Andrew Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:55:13 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=755#comment-260 @leighton smith, Glad you enjoyed this review. I got a lot out of this book and I often recommend it to others. @leighton smith,

Glad you enjoyed this review. I got a lot out of this book and I often recommend it to others.

]]> Comment on Book review: Teach Yourself Stand-up comedy by Logan Murray by leighton smith http://nakedspeaker.com/2009/08/24/book-review-teach-yourself-stand-up-comedy-by-logan-murray/comment-page-1/#comment-238 leighton smith Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:52:19 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=755#comment-238 thanks so much for the information, i am a comedian in jamaica. i want to go all the way with comedy, please continue to send info so i can grow in what i love best comedy. thanks a million l smith thanks so much for the information, i am a comedian in jamaica. i want to go all the way with comedy, please continue to send info so i can grow in what i love best comedy.

thanks a million
l smith

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Andrew Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:14:39 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-229 I haven't done anything special with the sound. Just used the integrated mic. One of the limitations of the Flip is that it doesn't have an external microphone input. The Camera is on a tripod about 7-8meters away from the stage. It's a high tripod and a low ceiling so I expect that helps the sound quality. I see you're presenting a <a href="http://www.thelondonspeaker.com/weblog/2010/02/masterclass-speeches-to-change-your-world-tuesday-9-february.html" rel="nofollow">master class</a> pretty soon. It's a shame I won't be in London to see it, the special events have a consistently high standard. I haven’t done anything special with the sound. Just used the integrated mic. One of the limitations of the Flip is that it doesn’t have an external microphone input. The Camera is on a tripod about 7-8meters away from the stage. It’s a high tripod and a low ceiling so I expect that helps the sound quality.
I see you’re presenting a master class pretty soon. It’s a shame I won’t be in London to see it, the special events have a consistently high standard.

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Freddie Daniells http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Freddie Daniells Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:18:39 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-228 Cheers Andrew. The Flip is one of the cameras I am thinking of. How do you get the sound to be so good? People tell me that the inbuilt mic is good for a few feet but that you may need a more professional external mic for longer distances. In the video it looks as though you have put the camera at the back of the room which much be 20 or 30 feet away and yet the sound is still good. Thanks for your tip! Cheers Andrew. The Flip is one of the cameras I am thinking of. How do you get the sound to be so good? People tell me that the inbuilt mic is good for a few feet but that you may need a more professional external mic for longer distances. In the video it looks as though you have put the camera at the back of the room which much be 20 or 30 feet away and yet the sound is still good. Thanks for your tip!

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Andrew Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:33:22 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-227 Hi Freddie, My camera is the Flip HD ultra. It's currently £121.86 on Amazon.co.uk. I'm really pleased with it. It's very simple to use: one big red button to record, an integrated USB to plug in to your computer, and the videos are saved as .mp4 files so they are easy to manage. It has a tripod mount, which is very useful. I highly recommend them. Thanks, Andy Hi Freddie,
My camera is the Flip HD ultra. It’s currently £121.86 on Amazon.co.uk. I’m really pleased with it. It’s very simple to use: one big red button to record, an integrated USB to plug in to your computer, and the videos are saved as .mp4 files so they are easy to manage. It has a tripod mount, which is very useful. I highly recommend them.
Thanks,
Andy

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Freddie Daniells http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Freddie Daniells Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:23:23 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-226 Hi Andrew: Just enjoyed listening to your 5th speech - well done! I have a side question. I am interested in buying a video camera to record both my speeches and those of people I work with. You seem to have got a good set up with both camera and microphone there - what are you using? Hi Andrew: Just enjoyed listening to your 5th speech - well done! I have a side question. I am interested in buying a video camera to record both my speeches and those of people I work with. You seem to have got a good set up with both camera and microphone there - what are you using?

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Andrew Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:29:04 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-225 Andrew, Great to to hear from you. I haven't really thought about the international speech contest. I suppose now is the time to start writing if I'm going to enter. I do have an idea for my speech number six, although I'm not sure it's international speech material, and I'm quite busy with this stand up course. Thanks, Andy Andrew,
Great to to hear from you. I haven’t really thought about the international speech contest. I suppose now is the time to start writing if I’m going to enter. I do have an idea for my speech number six, although I’m not sure it’s international speech material, and I’m quite busy with this stand up course.
Thanks,
Andy

]]> Comment on Toastmasters speech no.5: Mind over moves by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/29/toastmasters-speech-no5-mind-over-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Andrew Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:18:37 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=907#comment-224 Hey Andrew great speech! And great seeing you from across the atlantic! I'll have to see if I can do the same for my next speech. Definitely fulfilled the body language objective in my mind, and I too agree with your feedback and probably the conclusion ideas, but you didn't mention the commendations in your feedback! Great confidence, vocal projection, and a topic that was accessible and interesting. Not to mention the clear changes in energy/tonality for new thoughts/parts of the speech. Inspired title as well! Are you going to enter the International Contest out there? Ours is March 8 and looking forward to it... Hey Andrew great speech! And great seeing you from across the atlantic! I’ll have to see if I can do the same for my next speech.

Definitely fulfilled the body language objective in my mind, and I too agree with your feedback and probably the conclusion ideas, but you didn’t mention the commendations in your feedback! Great confidence, vocal projection, and a topic that was accessible and interesting. Not to mention the clear changes in energy/tonality for new thoughts/parts of the speech. Inspired title as well!

Are you going to enter the International Contest out there? Ours is March 8 and looking forward to it…

]]> Comment on New Years Resolutions 2010 by Andrew http://nakedspeaker.com/2010/01/14/new-years-resolutions-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Andrew Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:25:53 +0000 http://nakedspeaker.com/?p=885#comment-221 Hi Tom, The point of goal 4 is not to make a net £100 profit. I'd be willing to invest in a lot of equipment/training and take an over all loss. The point is to break through the psychological barrier of charging someone for a service. By doing this I will hopefully learn some interesting lessons and have potential of scaling up the service in future. So, no. I don't think investment proceeds would count for goal 4. Besides, I think my ISA probably makes >£100 a year already. Goal 5 is about setting up a long term savings plan rather than making a quick gain here and there. Thanks for reading. Andy Hi Tom,

The point of goal 4 is not to make a net £100 profit. I’d be willing to invest in a lot of equipment/training and take an over all loss. The point is to break through the psychological barrier of charging someone for a service. By doing this I will hopefully learn some interesting lessons and have potential of scaling up the service in future.

So, no. I don’t think investment proceeds would count for goal 4. Besides, I think my ISA probably makes >£100 a year already. Goal 5 is about setting up a long term savings plan rather than making a quick gain here and there.

Thanks for reading.
Andy

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