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
Guide for Public Speaking
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
Build a MASTER SLIDE DECK with Modules For . . .
Future Presentations. Develop a "Signature Presentation." This should be one you can deliver to target audiences. Whatever the topic, develop one that will appeal to as many individuals as possible. Doing this will expand your possible "Speaking Opportunities." One result of this "Signature Presentation" will be a Read More
Spreadsheets On Slides . . .
REALLY? If Bullet Points can Kill a presentation, asking your audience to read Data on a spreadsheet is a Massacre! Sometimes it is necessary and important to talk about sales trends, costs, and other "statistical movements." For a number of reasons, showing full screen spreadsheets with many columns and rows will Read More
You DON’T Impress People with . . .
Words they don't know. You make them feel Stupid! NO Buzz Words, Acronyms, or Techno-Speak! The goal of all communication; verbal, written, or visual is the same. We want the audience, as quickly as possible, to GET IT! They may not agree with everything we said. They may not agree with anything. But if they don't GET Read More