Top 10 Tips for Speakers #9 – Don’t reinvent the wheel – Learn from the masters
“Millions before you have been nervous about making public presentations … use their experience and ‘crowd-source’ solutions”
Top 10 Tips for Speakers #8 – “And now let’s hear a few words” (without warning)
So far we’ve talked about how to prepare a presentation, and how to structure your speech, and what to include, and how to deliver it. But all of that assumes you have some time to prepare. What about when you are asked to speak without any notice? Scary thought, huh? Well, there are any number…
Top 10 Tips for Speakers #7 – Get excited about speaking!
“… people around you are checking their phones, and planning their weekend, and wool-gathering. In fact, the only thing they are NOT doing, is taking any notice of the message.”
Top 10 Tips for Speakers #5 – “Tell them, Tell them, Tell them … “
“The lesson is as old as Aristotle, and there’s a good, science-based reason behind it …”
Top 10 tips for Public Speakers #4 – Public Speaking’s not about YOU!
“… public speaking isn’t about the speaker – it’s about the public …”
Top 10 Tips for Speakers #3 – Should I Memorize, Extemporize or Localize?
“Should I try to memorize a speech, or should I just go with an outline?” The answer, I am afraid, is “that depends”.
Top 10 tips for speakers #2: Be Prepared – it’s not just for boy scouts!
“So when you are called on to speak, make sure you actually have something to say. And the only way to do that is to Be Prepared!”
Top 10 Tips for Speakers #1 – Stand Up, Speak Up, Shut Up.
“US President Abraham Lincoln spoke for just two minutes. But that two minutes was one of the most powerful rallying-cries in American history – the Gettysburg Address.”
Tuesday Training: Using video skills in training
In the past couple of weeks I’ve been lucky enough to observe a couple of great webinars and presentations on using video to deliver messages – especially as that medium relates to training. One was from my friend and former ABC colleague Julian Mather (who runs GetVideoSmart at julianmather.com), while the other was a webinar at…
Tuesday Training – Speakers vs Trainers?
This week, I am seeking your help, fellow trainers: I have no answers – only questions. One of the world’s premiere communications and leadership training organisations is Toastmasters – and it’s no secret that I am a member of (and often a cheerleader for) that organisation. It was, for many years, primarily about making better…
