Public Speaking: “You”- Oriented Statements
Public Speaking: “You”- Oriented Statements If you want to connect with listeners during a presentation, don’t focus so much on yourself. Find ways to address others’ needs. Tip: Involve your listeners by using more “you”-oriented lines. “You know from your own experience that _________.” “You’ll be relieved to learn ______________________.” “You can benefit if you […]
Rule of 60%
Rule of 60% Only 60% will show up. So set up chairs for a presentation for only 60%. Keep extra chairs available.
The Real Thing
The Real Thing There is no substitute for the real thing. A 30 second demonstration is more effective than 30 minutes of words.
KISS
KISS Keep it simple.
To Get Ahead
To Get Ahead If you are looking for a horse to ride to get ahead, just become a good presenter. Notice I didn’t say “excellent” or “outstanding”. Just become good – because the rest of the world is so terrible. -David Peoples
Conclusion for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning
Conclusion for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning The natural tendency of human beings is to: Justify on facts, but buy on feeling Justify with business reasons, but buy for personal reasons Justify with logic, but buy on emotion
Presentation Skills: The Pause – The Silent Moment that Packs a Punch
Presentation Skills: The Pause – The Silent Moment that Packs a Punch “Pauses can achieve an effect that no combination of words could ever accomplish!” -paraphrased from Mark Twain You’ve seen master comedians break up a crowd with a well-timed pause. Today’s young comedians study the great– the late Jack Benny, Johnny Carson. The well-timed […]
Presentation skills: Why you should consider using a full manuscript
Presentation skills: Why you should consider using a full manuscript Why should you do all the work of preparing a full manuscript for your speech? Wouldn’t it be easier to “wing it?” Here’s one compelling reason: CEOs of top corporations pay freelance speechwriters $3,000-$7,000 and more to write a speech. They wouldn’t repeatedly do this […]
Presentation skills: Great Tips for Using Notes for a Presentation
Presentation skills: Great Tips for Using Notes for a Presentation Ah, I was delighted to get this information: Experienced speakers often discipline themselves to write their entire presentation first. Then they work backwards and reduce their manuscript to shortened notes. I loved finding that information because most often that is exactly what I do. […]
Presentation Skills: What to Do About Misspeaking?
Presentation Skills: What to Do About Misspeaking? Mistakes happen all the time. You mean to say one thing, but a glitch of the tongue brings something else out of your mouth. While campaigning for the presidency, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis referred to “modern musicians” instead of “modern munitions.” Jimmy Carter once referred to himself as […]