Multitask! Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking. Do NOT ask your audience to multitask. Multitasking cannot be done: If they're looking at your slides and reading bullet points- They are not watching and listening to you. If they are using one of your handouts and working on it - Read More
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Text On Slides? THIS . . .
Works! Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT PublicSpeaking! If you're regular viewer, listener, or reader, you know I'm not an advocate of using bullet points or text on slides. There are, however, a few exceptions. Here's one! Sometimes, giving your audience information to read and you not speaking, is Read More
An Important Elevator Speech Goal is . . .
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking. One of the most important goals of your elevator speech should be that anyone hearing it can tell someone else what you do. To do that, that elevator speech has to be clear, concise, and consistent. If it's not clear, how are they going to explain it to someone Read More
Master Your Presentation Skills by . . .
Teaching Them! For many years, the traditional method for teaching physicians how to perform surgery has been known as “See One, Do One, Teach One.” I asked a doctor friend about this once and he confirmed the value of this approach to learning. "If, from another location, I can instruct an intern how to perform a Read More
To Improve Public Speaking and Presentation Skills . . .
Practice! - Practice! - Practice! Speak! - Speak! - Speak! You can read books, watch videos, take public speaking classes, and join Toastmasters. These activities will help you learn the components, parts, and elements of great presentations. They will teach you about: Content and delivery. The importance of Read More
SPEAKING can be your SUPER POWER!
Speaking can be your SUPER POWER! Are you "Speaking"? If not, doing so could become your SUPER POWER and do SUPER THINGS for your business, career, and self-esteem. "Speaking" is not just giving formal presentations. It also includes: Leading a meeting. Participating in a discussion. Asking questions in Read More
My Most Popular Posts Are About . . .
Closing a Presentation. By far, the most read and listened to posts I've written and recorded, over many years, are ones about Closing a presentation. They are favored because of their immense importance. This is because of The Law of Primacy and Recency. This rule says an audience best remembers the first and Read More
If English is Not Your First Language . . .
Suggestions for making sure your audience GETS IT! First, and this goes for all speakers: Know your topic. Really know what you’ll be speaking about. You’ll never know everything, but know enough so you have "confidence in your competence" and the audience feels that self-assurance. Your nonverbal and Read More
A Diverse Audience Means Knowing . . .
WHO They Are and HOW Best to Deliver. The Diversity of Your Audience is Important to the Content and Delivery of Your Presentation. The goal of your talk, and all communication, is simple and straightforward. The recipients should GET IT! They may not agree with everything you say. They may not agree with anything. Read More
Writing Can Make You . . .
A Better Speaker! One of the Best Pieces of Advice I was ever given about becoming a speaker was to WRITE! I was correctly told, "Content is King!" Write lots and lots of great content! As you write, the knowledge of your subject matter grows. Eventually you become an EXPERT! That's a worthy goal because: • We Read More