Red Pencils and Bucket Lists with Fred Miller Description This lively, informative interview features Fred Miller, a compelling speaker, writer, and international coach. Fred is the author of five popular books in his No Sweat Public Speaking series. In this episode, Deb Read More
Developing A Presentation/Speech
Use PATTERN INTERRUPTS to . . .
• Keep Your Audience's Attention. • Make Them Receptive to Your Message. Your audience has the attention span of a gnat! Not only that, they are easily distracted by others in the audience, their phones, and a variety of things the speaker cannot control. A Pattern Interrupt is: something not expected and out of Read More
Use a DISCLAIMER to increase Audience Attention.
Transcript Fred Miller, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” Here’s a great way to hold your audience’s attention throughout your presentation. Start with a DISCLAIMER. Here’s one of mine: "We’re going to talk about Elevator Speeches and I’m going to show you my way. It works really, really well for me and lots of Read More
BETTER VIDEO: Three Things To Do!
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! Here are three ways to make your video better. Whether you're doing your own videos or you're on zoom call. Number One: SOUND! People will watch bad video, they won't listen to bad audio. Get a microphone that's a good one. This is Read More
BACKSTORY: Much Better Zoom Presenter
BACKSTORY Much Better Zoom Presenter Here is the ‘BackStory’ of how I became a Much Better Zoom Presenter. In spring 2020 my wife and I were in South Africa. Covid was spreading quickly and forced us to cut our travel plans. We returned home on March 17th. The world we left was not the one we returned to! The Read More
VOCAL CUES are . . .
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! Let's talk about nonverbal communication. Specifically, VOCAL CUES. VOCAL CUES are all aspects of words including silence. Let's look at some of those. PRONUNCIATION: That's the extent to which we articulate words clearly and distinctly. Example: Read More
BACKGROUNDS are Important!
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! I'll bet this video's getting your attention, isn't it? Black and white, old movie. That's why I did it! Too many times, especially when we're on zoom we lose the attention of the audience. We have the attention span of a gnat anyway, so it's little things like this Read More
Critiquing Speakers: A Great Way To . . .
Improve Your Presentations! Recently, I attended an event hosted by the St. Louis Speaker Series. Since 1998, the speakers have been some of the world’s most celebrated and influential personalities of our time, a virtual Who’s Who of National and global figures - heads of state, political leaders, newsmakers, Read More
Question: WHAT Topic To Speak About?
That question, "WHAT topic should I speak about?" comes up often. Sometimes, it's an easy answer: If it's job-related, the subject matter may have already been chosen by a manager or program director. If that's the case, have a conversation with them and, together, list bullet points you agree should be Read More
A DISCLAIMER, early in your Presentation will . . .
Help Your Audience GET IT! If you deliver information an attendee doesn't agree with they may start to view you with a bit of disbelief. If this occurs several times, they might tune you, and your message, out completely. FREE InfoGraph: 17 Nuggets to Lessen The Fear of Public Speaking That's a shame because they might Read More