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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to answer questions your audience will ask
- In elementary school, most of us asked questions which were for purely informational purposes. A raise of the hand usually got the attention of the teacher and the question was treated matter-of-factly. In training however, questions from the audience are rarely asked and when they are, they don't get the attention they deserve. However, these questions, along with other indicators, can give a tra...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to do when an audience member disagrees with you
- Some people enjoy drawing attention to themselves by trying to trip you up on a fact or statistic during your presentation. A few will find something you say threatening to their secure view of the universe and want you to know that " You are dead wrong!!" When this happens it is important to remember that you won't be able to please everyone in your audience and you shouldn't try. I per...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to build respect with your audience: positive thinking and outhouse eyes
- Do you believe in natural laws? Laws like:? What goes up, must come down? What you sow, you reap? When you look down outhouse holes, you get green eyes (I know this one works ? I've got green eyes)Thoughts create reality is another natural law. Positive thoughts create positive results, and negative thoughts create negative results.Does this happ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is information delivery instruction?
- Do you work for one of those organisations whose "training" invariably consists of someone standing up in front of a group and saying something? If you answered 'yes', you're not alone. It's a common practice which leads to a widely held perception among many that it's training. It's a perception that has annoyed me over many years. I'm not against information sessions ... they have their place. W...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for keeping your cool before your presentation
- Stretch to relax. Rise on your toes and reach for the ceiling, with your head back. Tighten your muscles from legs up through abdomen, and then release. Relax the neck and shoulder muscles, letting your head loll on your neck in different directions.Breathe to relax. Stand erect, but relaxed and balanced. Inhale while silently counting to five. Hold the breath for five cou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fee credibility is a must
- Think of it like this: your fee credibility is as important as putting on your clothes before going to a speaking engagement. Having questionable integrity when it comes to your fee, will leave you open for attack from many different angles (as would giving a speech nude). Without question, all hiring events should receive identical fee bills, as long as they are getting identical presentations. O...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choosing a hot keyword: advice for aspiring public speakers
- When choosing keywords, you'll want to stay away from using general terms like "speaker," for example. This will only leave you competing with stereo speakers for a top ten spot in a search engine like Google. Don't discard the word from your list altogether, but don't make it number one either.Think about what services you offer. Let's say you are a customer service speaker in Lo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Let your products sell your name: for public speakers
- Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to be one long, giant commercial for yourself all the time? If maybe your products and your name did the promoting for you? When someone hires you to speak at a high profile event, they are taking a large gamble on your ability to engage an audience's interest, and the extent of your knowledge. That said, it is important to have some credibility to your name...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to polish your speaking skills: its time for t.i.p.s.
- When requested to write an article about public speaking tips, I experienced an epiphany, of sorts. Now there's a word I've never written, let alone spoken! Many people will do just about anything to avoid public speaking. Or, you may have said "Who's got the time?" or "That's not good use of my time." Therein lies the epiphany; it's all about time!**The best public spea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Talk may be cheap but your speech should be priceless!
- Take a moment and imagine if you will any one of the following scenarios:--You've been contacted to schedule an interview for a fantastic job opportunity.--You've been requested by your employer to make a key presentation at a Board of Director's meeting.--You have a lunch appointment with a prospective client from a major account.--You've been asked to fill in for a co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Let your appearance speak for you, not against you!
- Every 7 seconds another baby boomer turns 50. What does an aging workforce mean? It means that the average age of your seminar attendee if getting older. Health is becoming the most precious asset and they are having less and less of it. It means that if you are talking about reaching your dreams, achieving successful career, or making a lot of money and you are not exhibiting glowing health, you ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Overcoming your fears of public speaking
- You're waiting your turn to make a speech, when suddenly you realize that your stomach is doing strange things and your mind is rapidly going blank. How do you handle this critical time period?In all of my speaking classes, students ask me how to handle public speaking nervousness, fears, jitters, anxieties - and the physical symptoms these feelings produce. There is no single answer; you m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to present your proposal at an executive meeting
- What's the worst reaction you've ever gotten when you made an important presentation? Probably, it would come in second to the one I just heard about. A woman-ironically she was interviewing me for an article about "Knockout Presentations"-told me the story of her disaster. It was early in her career as a policy analyst. She was just out of school, proud of her MBA and working in her first real jo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - So youre going to make a speech
- What Do I Talk About?Start by asking yourself three questions:1. Who is my audience? (What do I know about the corporate culture or collective personality of the group?)2. What do they want or need to know from me?3. How long can or should I talk?Where Do I Get Material?If you're going to be addressing a particular group a few weeks from now, keep a small ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five tips for overcoming public speaking nerves
- Your mouth is dry, heart palpitating, and knees knocking. You go into panic, facing a dreaded public speaking assignment.It doesn't have to be so.These five tips will give you some strategies to overcome those symptoms and have the butterflies flying in formation.1. Deep breathing will pull in oxygen. Adrenalin, secreted to help you deal with the fear brought on by little doub...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - To insure success in speaking: anticipate
- We all know that to be a careful driver on the highways, we need always to anticipate. When we see brake lights ahead, we anticipate some traffic problem and slow down. If we come to an intersection we look ahead to see if anyone is entering it before us. In like manner, to be an effective speaker we need to anticipate.? We need to anticipate with our notes. Always be a sentence or thought ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make a blue ribbon presentation every time
- You can make a Blue Ribbon presentation each and every time if you follow these 14 rules.1. "Fire In The Belly" Remember the key word to successful communications is ENERGY. Speak with conviction. Choose topics about which you are passionately involved. If you will have "fire in your belly" for the subject, success is almost guaranteed.2. Focus Focus on your conte...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Public speaking tips
- 1. No speech is ever perfect. Perfectionism creates more fear. Do your best and leave it at that.2. Forget about what you forgot to say. Trust that the audience heard what was needed.3. Someone has said that you should put ten hours of practice into every one hour presentation. You can, but it's over kill. Practice until you feel like you have 80%, let the other 20% take care of itse...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Public speaking tips: lessons from former us president ronald reagan
- If you want public speaking tips, what are the ten insights you can learn from former US President Ronald Reagan who was known as 'The Great Communicator'.The news of the death of former US President Ronald Reagan at 93 in June 2004, has again focussed the world's attention on both his achievements and great communication skills.So what can we learn about life, business and success f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pay attention to your appearance!
- During the coffee break of one conference I attended, whispers and giggles could be heard within the conversations of small huddles of delegates. Without asking, I knew what they were all talking about because our little group were talking about the same thing.The presenter that had just been speaking had given an excellent talk, but it seemed that the only thing that we had remembered was ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Timing - why you should never go overtime with your presentation or speech
- In a conference setting, nothing annoys audiences more than talks that go overtime. It shows a lack of consideration for the audience, and to be frank, there is absolutely no excuse for it if the speaker has prepared well.Many seminars and conferences are run on a tight schedule with multiple rooms running multiple talks at the same time. If one speaker carelessly goes overtime, it means th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Foreign translations of your talk - how do you ensure your message is delivered properly?
- There are a number of possibilities as to how this might be done. Sometimes, a conference organiser or corporation will provide a translator who sits in a sound proofed booth, simultaneously translating what you say, and feeding that translation into headphones worn by those who speak the foreign language. In that situation, little adjustment is needed, other than to perhaps briefly meet with the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Etiquette - an essential ingredient to your success as a public speaker
- Sadly, the public speaking circle has its fair share of individuals who think they have a right to be treated better than anyone else. Conventions of public speakers are quite a sight. It's like battle of the egos, and to be perfectly honest the really big names tend to stay away from such gatherings. I know of a number of speakers who at one time threw a tantrum or acted in a very demanding way w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to handle audience questions effectively
- For some reason, the prospect of having to answer audience questions fills many presenters with dread and fear. Looking at it in a positive way however, it's an ideal opportunity for you to satisfy the audience further, and you can continue to drive your main points home adding emphasis to your talk.As with so many aspects of public speaking and presentations, the key is to be prepared. Mak...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 5 public speaking questions answered
- There are a number of questions that we consistently get asked in relation to public speaking and presentations. Here are a few of the most common questions, along with our answers:1. What if the main decision maker is suddenly called away or taken ill and can't attend the meeting where I am due to present?What at first may seem like a major disaster is actually nothing of the sort. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get started in public speaking
- Public speaking is among the five most feared activities human beings encounter.The majority of us fear it worse than anything else. Yet, the mastery of public speaking is an important tool in our business skill set.It's never too early (or too late) to learn to speak in public. Every one needs to start somewhere. The best strategy is to look for non-threatening opportunities with fa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Public speaking tips: the more you know, the more it will flow - tips for knowing your audience
- The more you know about your audience, the better your presentation will go.For example, if I've got a large diverse group, I'll ask the organisers to give me the names of five people who will be in the audience who represent a cross section across the organisation. I learnt this from listing to a Voices of Experiences CD with Rosita Perez put out by NSA of USA.I'll ring each individ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Presentation skills without powerpoint
- Can you identify what each of these actions or activities have in common: 1. Motivate people to accept change; 2. Launch a new program; 3. Give a briefing at work; 4. Solicit donations for a charity; 5. Train people to use your product or service; 6. Unveil a new policy; 7. Give a sales presentation; 8. Introduce a speaker; 9. Calm angry employees; 10. Instill confidence in customers; 11. Honor a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Shortcuts to eloquence
- You have probably had the experience of listening to a speaker who, even if you did not agree with that person's message, caused you to think, "this is an outstanding speaker." That speaker was probably using certain rhetorical devices that touched an internal chord, that made him or her sound eloquent.Normally, such techniques are used by experienced speakers who have honed them over time....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get speaking
- On a recent Sunday evening, I watched a friend 'graduate' from a beginner's class for stand-up comedians.Needless to say, I saw many levels of competence and talent as the nine students gave their 10 minute 'commencement speeches' before an audience of perhaps 250, mostly friends and family.Some, obviously, would never make it to prime time. Others have a good chance, given determina...