How to Deliver a Speech with Confidence
How to Deliver a Speech with Confidence
To be able to deliver a speech with confidence, you need to do a bunch of things.
1. Rehearse and Practice. The mere fact that you have given your self ample amount of time in practicing and rehearsing your speech will add up to your level of confidence in an instant. The mind set that you have put enough effort in preparing for your public speaking assignment will likewise make you more confident than impulsively jumping on the stage unprepared or “under-prepared.”
2. Like your speech. Basically, if you do not “like” the words or messages you will utter or give, you will not be enthusiastic in delivering your speech, and therefore sound less confident. If possible “love” your speech, and the confidence will naturally radiate from you.
3. Look at a friendly face. When you feel very low of yourself to successfully carry out a public speaking task, search for a friendly or smiling face amidst the audience and you will feel a boost of confidence like magic!
This actually happened to me when I was presenting my senior thesis paper in front of my college professors and dean. I was not that confident about my self and about my thesis. I started out very shy and reserved. I wanted to deliver a speech with confidence but I just felt so intimidated and insecure because I am in front of big-names in my college, and that my classmates’ presentations were very good.
At the middle of my presentation, I had a quick look at my dean who surprisingly gave a very friendly smile and a nodding head. Just like magic, my confidence boosted! All the while I thought I was doing a terrible job but that simple smile and calm look assured me that I am actually doing fine. That helped me go on with my presentation and finish with confidence.
4. Save enough confidence before speaking. Confidence either levels up or down. You could have it but it may not be enough; or have it and go way beyond the line. “Just enough” self confidence is achieved through equally enough time and enough work and effort. So, elicit enough of it from within you and maintain it until you finish your speech. Remember, you could lose that confidence in an instant by discouragement around you and negative thinking lingering in your head. Try to numb and rid your self of those negative vibes.
5. Expect that “you ca not please everyone.” When you expect something quite unfeasible like generalizing, you might end up disappointed which could automatically lower down your self-confidence.Success does not necessarily mean making a difference to everyone.
I remember “The Star Fish Story” by Loren Eiseley:
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.
He came closer still and called out ‘Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?’
The young man paused, looked up, and replied ‘Throwing starfish into the ocean.’
‘I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?’ asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, ‘The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.’
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, ‘But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!’
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, ‘It made a difference for that one.’
Remember these helpful tips and you will surely deliver a speech with confidence!
Categories: Public Speaking Tags: deliver speech, public speaking skill, speak with confidence, speech improvement
Public Speaking Skills
Public Speaking Skills
Public speaking skills just like any other skills are gained and polished through determination, persistence, patience, practice, and a lot of work and experience.
To be an effective speaker, you need to posses and hone the following public speaking skills.
1. Focused. “You get what you focused on.” In public speaking, your goal is to have a successful presentation, and to attain such success you should be an effective speaker, and to be so, you need to be focused. You need to put your mind, attention, body, and spirit into your speaking task. Do not be caught up by anything that goes outside your speech, anything that may disrupt you. You may have personal problems at the moment but just like what my choir teacher taught me, “you can not do anything about it right now, so focus on what you’re supposed to do and leave all distractions aside.”
2. Fluent in the language used. The word fluent is defined as: able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily. The smoothness, easiness, and readiness when speaking is a must. You should have a good command of the language you are to use in public speaking. Use the language you are most comfortable with. But this still depends on the setting or of your public speaking task. If it is an English class, of course you need to present your speech in English.
3. Powerful. You should be a powerful speaker, powerful in speech and in appearance for you to be able to create an impact or good effect on your audience. A speaker with not enough force is like a physically weak carpenter banging a nail with a hammer. Your message will not sink in like the nail which failed to be drilled into concrete. Sometimes your audience could be as ‘hard” as such concrete.
4. Convictional. This public speaking skill is the twin sister of “powerful.” They should go together. Even if you are powerful and display an agreeable force or strength if your audience sees a loop hole because you are lacking something — the appearance of being convinced, you are still half effective. If you want your audience to believe in your message, you should initially evoke a sense of conviction. Among these public speaking skills, this is the most difficult to possess and enhance, because you can not fake this, unlike being powerful. In a way you can sound and look powerful without much effort.
5. Prepared. This public speaking skill should come in handy before and during your public speaking assignment. Way before your presentation, prepare. And prepare well. During your speech, you should likewise be prepared specially for unexpected circumstances. Be prepared to answer questions to be thrown at you, if it was an interactive presentation. Be prepared in handling technical disruptions. Some speakers are too caught up by this kind of interruption that it triggers nervousness. Sometimes they can even be “lost” in their speech specially if it was a memorized speech. Be prepared in instances your memory may fail you. Be prepared to adlib; and make sure your audience do not notice you were startled. It is ok to be alarmed by such untoward happening, but make sure your audience could not tell. But the best thing to do is to expect the unexpected so you will not be caught unaware. Be prepared.
(Aside from these public speaking skills, use also some public speaking tools that would better your speech delivery)
You can not just go up the stage, grab the microphone, and deliver a speech, you need to have public speaking skills. Otherwise you will most probably make a huge mess or fail to accomplish your purpose of speaking.
You will have much of an advantage if you first work hard to gain and develop these public speaking skills.
Categories: Public Speaking Tags: public speaking skills, speech, speech delivery, speech improvement
How to overcome the fear of Public Speaking
How to overcome the fear of Public Speaking
The fear of public speaking is one of the things many of us have yet to overcome. Since fear is an emotional element, we will try to overcome it emotionally and psychologically. To do so, we may need to change the way we feel and think about public speaking. The following tips will help you overcome your fear of public speaking.
- Know that your “will” is stronger than “fear.”
Remember the movie “Green Lantern” where “fear “represented by a yellow colored monster succumbed to a bright green light which represents “will?” It is your heart and mind’s will or desire that will eventually triumph. What is your will in public speaking anyway? Perhaps to have a successful, effective, and meaningful moment on stage. You will achieve it if your desire is more vibrant and strong than your fear of public speaking. Otherwise your fear will spoil everything.
- Consider public speaking as something opposite of scary.
Come up with other adjectives that would describe public speaking other than frightening, terrifying, and the like. Try exciting, or fulfilling. This may sound like fooling yourself, like telling your self that fire is cold when it’s not. Remember that you control your thoughts, feelings, and emotions more than anyone or any element in existence. It is better to think public speaking as a wonderful thing and enjoy its rewards; rather than think of it as a scary or a frightening obstacle and suffer the consequences. Another way is not considering your self having a “fear of public speaking.” Do not be a self acclaimed fearful public speaker.
- Think of public speaking as an opportunity or a rare privilege.
One thing people are deprived from is their right to be heard. Many are deprived from their freedom of speech where much power could be drawn from. It’s not everyday you get a chance to be heard, not just by one but by a number of people. It’s not everyday you get a chance to educate, enlighten, or inform through public speaking. Once you’ve realized it is an honoring experience rather than a horrifying one, you’ll be itching to grab the microphone and hop on the stage. Once you consider it a rare privilege and an honoring task, your fear of public speaking will one way or another decelerate.
- Know that it is ok to commit mistakes when speaking in public.
One factor that gives a person the fear in public speaking is the unpleasant chance of committing mistakes. Worst case scenario – having hundreds of people laughing on your face. Bear in mind that we all commit mistakes. “No body’s perfect”` is a worn out phrase but indeed true in all angles. Admitting that you could one way or another make an error at some point of your speech would make the damage less painful. But let not this be a reason to be sloppy and to be justified by saying “well, I’m not perfect,” instead let it be a reminder not to make a lot of careless mistakes and to do your best avoiding intolerable mistakes.
- Before your public speaking engagement, seek for help and gather encouragement.
Sometimes overcoming something, just like your fear of public speaking, is easier, faster, and more enjoyable when you have other hands willing to help. This may sound cheesy or irritably traditional but nothing beats a simple “you can do it” from someone who cares and who you care about. If you believe in a Supreme Being that is All-powerful, then pray and ask for help and Divine Guidance.
- To beat the fear of public speaking, you should have courage.
Do not be misled that you should replace your fear in public speaking with courage. Remember the quote from Ambrose Redmoon, “courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” So weigh what’s more important — accommodating and nurturing that fear OR overcoming your fear of public speaking and have the courage to successfully finish that rare opportunity.
5 Don’ts in Public Speaking
Here are some things you need to avoid in public speaking.
1.Don’t be timid.
Wilma Cruz-Tapalla in her book Public Speaking and Personality Development says it perfectly: “The timid individual always suffers from the illusion that everyone is seeking to criticize his faults. Timidity makes him self-conscious and awkward – awkward in carriage, awkward in speech, awkward in expression.” Do not be too conscious that your every action comes crazily calculated. Granted, you are afraid to commit mistakes but the irony is, the more you act too carefully the more you tend to make errors. An antidote to this is the mind set that everyone stumbles in their speeches once in awhile and that it is ok to make tolerable mistakes.
2.Don’t laugh at your mistakes.
In public speaking, giggling at your mistakes is like a self-destructing act. My choir teacher back in college told us that when you laugh at your mistake in the middle of a presentation, it is like announcing to the crowd: “I messed up!” It is like putting your own index finger and thumb resembling the shape of the letter “L” on your forehead. It does nothing but worsen the harm done. One good thing to do is maintain your composure and your confidence and go on with your speech. Apologizing for mistakes that are tiny enough for your audience to understand is unnecessary. Except perhaps for mispronouncing a name of, let’s say, a very important guest.
3. Don’t talk monotonously.
When the tone and volume of your voice barely changes, you are in monotone and are therefore boring. In public speaking, the volume of your voice should be changing; amplified to convey strong points; softened to evoke ideas of calmness, peace, subtleness, gentleness, aloneness or the like. It is unnecessary to talk with a loud voice the whole duration of your public speaking engagement. You will just come out annoying. Your voice should be loud enough for the last person sitting or standing at the last row to hear you properly and clearly. There should also be an attitude in your voice. This is where tone gets in. If a line in your speech suggests emotions like sadness, depression, anger, sympathy, disappointment, joy or any humanly feelings, then your audience should know it basically by the tone of your voice. Your tone should match that what you are actually saying.
4. Don’t over do your gestures.
Gestures are done for emphasis. Do not try to put a designated motion to every idea in your speech. Overdoing is not emphasis at all.
Arsenia B. Tan in his book Public Speaking and Speech Improvement said:
…every gesture should be a part of the whole body reaction to the thought presented: hence, every gesture and thought should be one only…gestures spontaneously created must be an integral part of communication. Otherwise, if the gesture represents one thing and the voice says another, then no meaning is seen by the audience and the purpose is lost.
If gestures are not needed for a certain moment then put your hands in a rest on your side.
5. Don’t be stationary.
You need to move, unless you are speaking in an intensely formal setting and supposed to stand behind a fixed podium. Being still majority of the time, worse, the whole time, could suggests timidity which was earlier expressed as a no-no. Moving around while speaking is a good exercise for your audience’s eyes. One way also to regain their attention – when you move, their eyes follow you. When you notice a certain area in the crowd is becoming inattentive or noisy, slowly move towards that area and be surprised with the result. Make sure your move is not so intimidating. Remember that public speaking is more on pleasing and satisfying your audience, not making them uncomfortable in anyway.
Categories: Public Speaking Tags: public speaking tips, speech delivery, speech improvement, tip in public speaking
How to write a good speech
How to write a good speech
Writing a speech is like writing any journalistic article. It is actually a kind of feature article. Regardless of what kind of speech you need to write, remember the three basic parts: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.
INTRODUCTION:
In journalism, the introduction is referred to as the lead; and there is this basic canon to “Start with a bang and end with a bang!” This also applies in writing a speech. Though speeches usually start with a greeting, it should still have the same strong impact. The next few sentences after the greetings are still part of the Introduction.
Here are some tips that will help you write a good speech introduction.
1. Telling a story at the start of your speech always works. This still depends on how you write or rewrite a story. Stories like anecdotes, fables, parables, or personal short stories will do.
2. Good quotations could also catch your audience’s attention. A Biblical verse, a quote from a book, poem, or any literature, a line from a movie, or a direct quotation will serve you well.
3. Have them imagine something. Tickle their imagination. It’s good to have their minds working at the beginning of your speech; one way to catch their attention.
4. Give a simple activity. This depends on the setting of your speaking engagement and the type of speech you will deliver. This may not work for formal or memorized speeches. This works best if your audience is within your reach, and that if you could actually see them. For example, you could ask them to touch their nose or ears with their tongue emphasizing a point that some things seem very easy to do and yet actually impossible. Of course simple activities you would make your audience execute should be within your speech’s topic. Make it fun and relevant.
5. Cracking a joke is not recommended; humor your audience instead. This will be an amusing way to start your speech.
6. Ask a question.
BODY:
The following are some tips that will help you write a good speech body.
1. The body of your speech serves the same as the body of any journalistic article. It builds up, adds up to, elaborates, explains, or emphasizes, the thoughts laid out in the introduction. Most often than not, the body is the longest part of your speech.
2. Write the body as a strong connection of the introduction and the conclusion.
CONCLUSION:
Here are some tips that will help you write a good speech conclusion.
1. Just like what was mentioned. “…end with a bang!” The impact made in the introduction should equal that with the conclusion, or even stronger.
2. Ask a question. Leave something to your audience to think or ponder about. Intrigue them. Sometimes it’s unnecessary to answer a question you have brought out in the conclusion. Let your audience answer it themselves, silently.
3. If you asked an intriguing question in your introduction, this is the best time to lay down answers.
4. You could go back to the thought you have stressed out in the introduction and paraphrase it in your conclusion or reemphasize it. In feature writing this is called the Circle Style.
5. A good and strong quote will also work.
Tip: Your experiences will greatly count. A good public speaker should be generally a good story teller, hence he should have a lot of good stories to tell.You need more than writing skills and helpful tips in order to write a good speech.
Categories: Speech Writing Tags: speech delivery, speech improvement, speech writing, writing tips
Tips in overcoming nervousness in Public Speaking
Tips in overcoming nervousness in Public Speaking
Overcoming nervousness in public speaking is not easy but it is a little comforting to know that it is but normal to feel nervous when speaking in front of a crowd or an audience. Even those who’ve mastered the art of public speaking could still, one way or another, feel those romping butterflies in their stomachs. The irony though is not to avoid the nervousness, since it is inevitable, but how to overcome it before it gets the best out of you, swallow you whole, and ruin your speech before you could even begin speaking.
Nervousness in public speaking could be triggered by a huge crowd like this
The following tips will help you overcome nervousness in public speaking.
1. Know and understand that it is normal to feel nervous. It is a natural occurrence in one’s body. It is ok. Everyone gets that nerve-wracking feeling. Though it sounds selfish and a little cruel, it’s a good feeling knowing you’re not the only one feeling terrible. That is one witty and tricky way in overcoming nervousness in public speaking.
2. Calm yourself through some simple relaxation routines or techniques before your speech or public encounter.
The breathe-in-breathe-out exercise is the most popular. It calms down the body and mind, and at some point, the spirit. Stretching those muscles, especially face muscles will help. Since it’s your face your audience see most often in duration of a speech, relax it. Example: exaggerate the sounds of the five vowel sounds – A, E, I, O, U. You could also try placing your palms on your cheeks and moving them in a circular motion. Try squeezing stress balls, or walking back and forth at the backstage, visiting the comfort room (it might help in giving you “comfort”.) But remember, some relaxation routines may not work for everyone. Some may work for you; some may not, so study yourself and know those that will relax you. It may be as cheesy as a smile from your girlfriend or boyfriend, a text message from your mother, or a tap on the shoulder from your bestfriend. Try anything possible; that is if it will bring you to a point of relaxation.
3. Convert the nervousness into a positive energy.
Almost always, nervousness ruins everything, and since it will always linger, why not turn it into something useful. As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Why not make that nervous feeling into something that would make you feel excited, something that will keep you going, keep your blood and adrenalin rushing. Example: excitement is a good conversion of nervousness. Without excitement, your speech will most probably be a boredom. So instead of bearing with your shaky cold hands, trembling knees and cheeks which will definitely spoil your moment, convert those into jerky gestures that convey excitement.
4. Never tell your audience “I’m feeling nervous right now.”
Though it’s true, admitting and announcing it will not do any help; it will just make matters worse. Your honesty in this part will work against you. There’s no need of such confession. It will also crush down your credibility as a speaker. If you are determined in overcoming nervousness in public speaking,
5. Consider your audience irrelevant.
Though there is a general rule to have a good rapport with your audience, in this case of overcoming nervousness, they should be considered nonexistent. Sometimes people feel calm when alone. Have you ever heard of this mind set: Consider your audience as just a bunch of coconut husks. Sounds silly but it will serve you well if you have a good imagination. You will feel more nervous if you keep on thinking that your audience is a bunch of, say, highly educated, very critical professionals waiting for you to commit mistakes, or who are actually counting your mistakes. The term there that would trigger nervousness is insecurity. So to eradicate this insecurity, consider them not in existence.
6. Don’t look directly into your audience’s eyes.
Again, this may sound ironic since building a connection with your audience is vital, but if you want to beat that ugly feeling that kills you on stage, then don’t. Looking straight into someone else’s eyes creates this uncomfortable feeling which may eventually lead to nervousness. Look at the space in between the eyes instead, it makes the same effect of good audience connection but without the uneasiness. Try this witty trick, your audience will not notice it, nor see the difference.
7. Be confident in yourself and in your speech.
We could consider self confidence as an antidote to nervousness. Another word synonymous to self confidence is courage. It takes enough courage to stand in front of a thousand, hard-to-please people, more so, to deliver a speech to them. So before grabbing the microphone, save as much self confidence and courage as you can. Think uplifting thoughts. Think positive thoughts. Even happy thoughts. That does the trick when Tinker Bell wants a human to fly with her. But thinking alone is not enough, it should be coupled with actions, and the important action you should do to extract such confidence to get you going on that stage or pulpit is tip No.8.
8. Prepare and prepare well.
It has always been said: If ye are prepared ye shall not fear. And take note, fear is the closest cousin of nervousness. They go along pretty well. So prepare weeks or even months before your public speaking engagement. Read your piece out loud in front of a mirror or with someone who could bring out constructive criticisms and encouragement.
If you follow these simple tips, for sure you will be successful in overcoming nervousness in public speaking!
Categories: Public Speaking Tags: overcome fear of public speaking, public speaking, speech, speech improvement
KSS Center holds Public Speaking and Speech Improvement Summer Camp
The students of the Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp
The SERVITO’s KSS Learning Center held a Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp for students and adults last May 25-28, 2010.
The said program which was the first of its kind in the town of Calasiao was attended by six eager students; where they learned English phonetics, how to improve their pronunciation, diction, accent,and intonation. They were also taught how to gain and build self-confidence, and overcome fear specially when speaking in public. Proper speech delivery which included appropriate hand and body gestures, facial expressions, and rapport building, was likewise discussed.
The four-day camp was highlighted by an exciting practicum where the enrollees delivered speeches in front of an audience which included their lecturers Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra and Journa Liz Servito-Ramirez who are both graduates of Communications & Journalism at the Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra, as she discusses intonation
The next Speech Improvement and Public Speaking Program is scheduled on July 10- Aug. 21, Saturday classes only.
The students of the Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp as they receive their certificates of successful completion together with their lecturers. (From L-R: Maria Dolour Servito Navarra, Jerald Maningding, Reywelle Bravo, Janine Quinto, Darwin dela Cruz) not in photo: Lance Stephan Parayno and Sarah Camille Cuyan
PHOTO GALLERY:
with Lance Stephan Parayno
with Janine Quinto
with Reywelle Bravo
with Darwin dela Cruz
with Jerald Maningding
Categories: KSS News Tags: gain confidence, overcome fear of public speaking, public speaking, speech delivery, speech improvement
JOURNA LIZ
This is a poem my Mommy composed when I was a baby.
By: Dr. Lourdes D. Servito (1983)
You’re never expected yet never unwanted,
Just in time you desired to be apart from me,
Not to be away but in my arms you’d stay.
For the past 270 days, your presence within,
Conditioned most of my activities.
At time you were a hindrance;
Yet at times you were a relief.
You’re absolutely a part of me when more
And more challenging tasks were on.
We tackled journalistic works, thick and thin.
Together we did work in between multifarious pains…
Pains that were worth enough to had been endured.
You came out leaving no press work dangling.
We call you Journa Liz, sounding like who I am.
Perhaps you’d like to be another me;
but it’s you who’d decide who you would be.
For sure you’d be yourself and be on your own.
You’re never expected yet never unwanted,
Just in time you desired to be apart from me,
Not to be away but in my arms you’d stay.
For the past 270 days, your presence within,
Conditioned most of my activities.
At time you were a hindrance;
Yet at times you were a relief.
You’re absolutely a part of me when more
And more challenging tasks were on.
We tackled journalistic works, thick and thin.
Together we did work in between multifarious pains…
Pains that were worth enough to had been endured.
You came out leaving no press work dangling.
We call you Journa Liz, sounding like who I am.
Perhaps you’d like to be another me;
but it’s you who’d decide who you would be.
For sure you’d be yourself and be on your own.
This is another poem she wrote 22 years later.
By: Dr. Lourdes D. Servito (Nov.5, 2005)
Journa Liz comes at the midst of my Tres Marias
Our family is proud of her; her unique qualities…
Unusual and superb communication skills,
Resounding personality, sweet and brilliant,
Numerous talents: melodious voice, memory power;
Amiable, religious, kind, sanguine: good speaker, photojournalist,
literary writer, and powerful teacher.
Like no one else, I gave her a unique name,
It fits her…in time she achieves her dream,
Zestfully, she marches with pride at a famed university in U.S.A. not just in name, but in reality.
The realization of Mommy's words: B.A. International Cultural Studies with Emphasis on Communication, Major in Journalism
Categories: Poetry Tags: BYUH, English speaking, good grammar, Journalism, Journalist, knowledge, learning, literary, speech improvement, writing, writing skills
Tips for a Good Grammar
As second speakers of the English language, attaining the level of proficiency is indeed challenging; taking another consideration the natural complexity of the language. One of the secrets on gaining a good command of the language is sufficient and deep immersion in its usage – years of training, hard work, and practice.
Studying English at an early age is the best way. Children trained to speak the language as a medium for casual conversation at home are the ones closest to English expertise as they grow up. For those who started studying the English grammar at their adult years, the best tool is study and practice.
First things first. Learn the English grammar theoretically.
Here are the fundamentals that will aid you on your way to English excellence:
1. First, learn what is a sentence, a phrase, and a clause. Know their differences.
2. Next, study the parts of a sentence – the subject and the predicate; and learn the sentence errors.
3. Then, you should be able to recognize a complete sentence or a grammatically correct sentence from the one that is not.
4. Following these should be lessons on the eight Parts of Speech. You should be able to tell if a word is used as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, or as an interjection.
5. Afterwards, study the rules on Subject-Verb Agreement.
6. Learn Verb Tense.
After learning these canons of the English grammar, you should continuously use the language and practice speaking or writing in English everyday. Schedule a time daily for it, 10 minutes a day is good — 1 hour is best!
One of the many benefits of possessing a good command of English is "not getting lost."
Categories: Public Speaking, Speech Writing Tags: English, English Language, English proficiency, English speaking, good grammar, grammar, Journalism, knowledge, learning, Parts of Speech, sentence errors, speaking, speech, speech improvement, subject-verb agreement, Verb Tense, writing, writing skills
Keys to Achieving Academic Excellence
Excerpts from a lecture by Dr. Lourdes D. Servito
(Resource speaker during the Multi-stake Youth Conference at Villa Jireh, Labrador, Pangasinan, May 14, 2008)
Knowledge is Power
“Katarungan Laban sa Kahirapan”
–war against poverty
Attitude determines Altitude
“How high you can reach depends upon your attitude.”
Skills for Success in Studies
• Study Skills: Organizing notes, note taking, note making, library skills
• Communication Skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening
• Lifelong Skills: livelihood, stress management, problem solving, decision-making, communicating orally or in writing, getting help and assistance.
Habits are what we repeatedly do.
“We are what we repeatedly do.”
EXCELLENCE, then, is not an act but a Habit.
- Aristotle, 384-322 B.C.
EXCELLENCE
can be attained if you:
• CARE more than others think is WISE;
• RISK more than others think is SAFE;
• DREAM more than others think is PRACTICAL;
• EXPECT more than others think is POSSIBLE.
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
• – by Stephen Covey
Focus on your studies
“Have an inspiration;
avoid distraction.”
Actions become your habits
• Five Watches:
- Watch your thoughts, for they become your actions;
- Watch your actions, for they become your habits;
- Watch your habits, for they become your values;
- Watch your values, for they become your character;
- Watch your character, it shapes your destiny.
Character is what is left when everything is gone.
Strength of character:
After much tribulations come the blessings. God never created a trial that is bigger for anyone to handle. He created trials for us to realize that NOTHING is bigger than God.
Talents should be developed continually
“Each one is created a genius”
- Henry Tenedero
(Multiple intelligences)
No one has the monopoly of talents.
“Each one is created a genius”
- Henry Tenedero
(Multiple intelligences)
No one has the monopoly of talents.
Success is a choice
• Choose to be successful not a failure.
• Plan for your success. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
