Archive for the ‘Speaking’ Category

If you listen to experienced speakers, it's easy to see some real differences in how they step through their presentation than maybe how you go about giving a talk when you are called upon to speak in public.
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One of the greatest fears we face when speak in front of a crowd is also one of it's greatest rewards. Public speaking is a totally live event. And that means that anything can happen and just about anything could happen in the middle of your presentation.
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This one tends to be a bigger problem for the platform speaker from what I've seen, than for anyone else. It can certainly be true of any information marketer, but here's what I've seen happen frequently from platform speakers.
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We all receive some sort of feedback in our lives, on or off the job, everyday. How we receive it, however is an extremely important adaptive skill; our success at this skill seems to be linked to our past experiences. If such an experience was painful or humiliating for us in the past, we are likely to resent receiving feedback. In contrast, if we felt a certain amount of acceptance along with criticism in the past, we will tend to be less anxious and defensive about the process. It's through feedback that we can "see ourselves as others see us."
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Don't! Bill Gove, known around the world as the father of professional speaking, says you should never set out to write a speech.
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The software application PowerPoint (PP) has been a revolution in public speaking particularly in the business world.It is easy to use, available with almost every implementation of the Microsoft Office suite and it's reliable. If you can use Microsoft Word, you probably have the skills to put together an effective presentation using it.
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A good storyteller is a person who has a good memory
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The major secret of great speakers is that they do not think about themselves during a talk. Great speakers prepare and practice before the big event and when the big event comes, they think about their audience.
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Writing a terrific thank-you speech is great, but the magic behind a really great speech is the speaker's ability to deliver it in a manner that matches the eloquence of the words themselves. Here are eight keys to delivering a fantastic acceptance speech that anyone can use.
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Public speaking is known as one of the most powerful ways to market your business. As a professional speaker and public speaking trainer, I have the opportunity to see many great speakers on stage. One trend that is on the rise is non-speakers who are smart enough to use public speaking to market their businesses. And it's great!
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