| You're reading this article online, right? How did you get | | | | books, news comes out online before it does in print, |
| here? Probably by reading a couple other items, | | | | and the 'next new thing' was probably on a website |
| clicking a couple links, and voila! you're here. That's | | | | before it was in your hand. You're already on the |
| called surfing the net, aka procrastination. When surfing | | | | cutting edge of where everybody wants to be. |
| becomes an uncontrollable urge, it's called internet | | | | - You can find information quickly. When you're |
| addiction. And guess what - internet addiction can | | | | preparing for a speech, you already know right where |
| improve your public speaking. | | | | to go. You're Wikipedia-literate. The world is at your |
| Note: this does not apply to any other type of | | | | fingertips. Use these resources to prepare your |
| addiction. Just say no. | | | | speeches. |
| Here's 7 ways your internet addiction can improve | | | | - You know good stuff from bad. There's a lot of junk |
| your speaking skills. | | | | online. Unlike other people, you know how to cut |
| - Random knowledge - you have it. You know useless | | | | through the bad stuff and get right to the good. You |
| pop culture trivia? Great! All that "useless" knowledge | | | | can efficiently sort through information. Overload is no |
| that you pick up online can become one of your | | | | problem for you. |
| greatest resources for your speeches. Most people | | | | - You can field any question. After all, you're used to |
| use boring, uninteresting facts and statistics in their | | | | jumping from one topic to another, just getting the |
| talks. You, on the other hand, know of all the exciting | | | | essentials. That's what a good question-and-answer |
| new things on the blogs. Take that random knowldege | | | | session is like: questions about all sorts of important |
| and pepper it throughout your speeches. Like a good | | | | topics, answers that are just the essentials. |
| spice, it'll add flavor to your speeches. | | | | - You're intense. You can read computer screens for |
| - You're technologically literate. At least, literate enough | | | | hours on end. Though you may not know it, you're |
| to spend hours online. People everywhere are thirsting | | | | already good at focusing. Now turn that focus from |
| for more information about how to use technology - | | | | the internet to your speech and you've got it made. |
| you can give it to them. | | | | Now get off the internet and go to work! Unless you |
| - You know the most recent fads. Trends start online. | | | | surf to my website, that is. |
| Publishers launch blogs before they release their | | | | |