by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 3, 2008 | Public Speaking
As you can see from my last post I am not a big fan of self confidence. So often presenters struggle with fear and so they compensate for their insecurities with self confidence. The Bible has a word for self confidence. The Bible calls it pride. Confidence might make...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 1, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
I am going to start reposting achieved posts from my old blog on the first of each month. The enemy thinks he can purify pride with Disney films and encouraging posters. Motivational books tell people they need more self-esteem in order to succeed. Many say, “If we...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 18, 2008 | Christian Living, Evangelism, Short Stories
Here is a talk I gave at the 2007 Christmas Evangelism Boot Camp. You may recognize the first few minutes as from my blog. The audio quality improves dramatically after about five minutes. Summary Learn the principles that ground good evangelical methods. Learn to...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 9, 2008 | How To, Public Speaking
When I gave a talk at a Rotary Club I could just see everyone cringe as I pulled out my projector. As soon as a presenter shows their first slide riddled with text we know we are in for a long boring talk. But PowerPoint does not need to be boring. A guy named Cliff...