YOU? People attending speaking events are "Investing:" Time. Money. Opportunity cost. They could be doing a number of different things rather than attending your talk. Being at your event better have more value than being somewhere else! An event planner or committee chairperson may have chosen and booked Read More
Developing A Presentation/Speech
Great Elevator Speeches . . .
DIS-Qualify Prospects! When you hear Elevator Speeches do you purchase all the products and services being pitched? Of course not, and don't expect everyone hearing your Elevator Speech, either in front of a group (Elevator Speech Template and Worksheet), or One-On-One (EXPRESS Elevator Speech Template), to be a potential Read More
“My Way is Not the Only Way,”
Adds Credibility . . .
To Your Presentation. Early in your presentation, telling your audience you are NOT the only, ultimate, know-it-all authority on your topic, immediately gets them to pay attention to your message with an open mind. It's unusual for them to hear a statement like that and it gives you, the speaker, increased Read More
“Speaking Opportunity!” What Will You. . .
Talk About? One Consideration: WHERE did the "Speaking Opportunity" come from? If it's job-related, the topic may be chosen by a manager or program director and the decision about what to talk about has already been made. If that's the case, have a conversation with them and, together, list bullet points you Read More
A MULTI-TASKING Audience is . . .
Going to MISS a LOT! When watching a cable news story or interview you’ll invariably see a “ticker tape” of information streaming right to left on the bottom of your television. Read that information and you miss the story on the main screen. It is extremely annoying, isn’t it! It’s important to note that distraction Read More
Practice the STICKY SPOTS . . .
of your Presentation. It’s human nature to do what we like, do well, and avoid things that make us uncomfortable. This applies to practicing a presentation, also. There are parts of our talk we crush. Each time we deliver them, we own the audience! Their responses give us energy, confidence, and inflate our ego. When we Read More
I’m Reposting SLIDE BASICS Because . . .
Too Many Slide Presentations STINK! Transcript Fred Miller, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” This video is about Slide Basics: Dos and Don’ts! The bottom line with all communication; verbal, written, or visual, is all the same. We want the recipients, as quickly as possible, to GET IT! They may not agree with everything Read More
WHY Your Opening and Closing are . . .
IMPORTANT! As I regularly review my Google Analytics, two topics, more than all others, the Opening and Closing of a presentation, stand out as being of interest to readers. You, my reader and listener, have a keen interest in these two parts of a presentation for good reason. That justification is “The Law of Primacy and Read More
Handling Questions: Dos and . . .
Don'ts! DO tell the audience, in your Opening, when and how you will be handling questions. Taking them throughout the presentation can cause problems. What do you do if someone asks, right after you start speaking, a question about an item you’re planning to cover in the last quarter of your presentation?” Read More
YOU Don’t Do Public Speaking.
Really? When asked, "Do YOU ever do any public speaking or deliver presentations?" the answer is often, "No." Sometimes it's "No-o-o-o-o! I would never speak in front of a group." Perhaps, it depends how you define the terms, "Public Speaking and Presentations." I remember my first Toastmaster meeting when one of Read More