Archive for February, 2010
How Do You Know Your Audience “Gets It!”?
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The Goal of all Communications; written, spoken or visual, is the same.
We want the recipient(s), as quickly as possible to ‘Get It!’
They may not agree with all of our message They may not agree with any of our message. But unless they ‘Get It!’ we can’t have a meaningful conversation going forward.
You won’t know if they’re “Getting It!”, or not, unless you constantly monitor the reception of your message. Here are several ways to do this: Read More→
The Best Speakers Don’t Work Harder than You . . .
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They Work Much, Much, Much Harder!
Have you read Malcomb Gladwell’s book , Outliers, The Story of Success? If not, I strongly suggest you buy and devour it! Hard work is not the only thing that can lead to success in life, but it is one of the things you can control and do something about.
Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert.
The first person I thought about when I read that was Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimming champion, who won 14 Olympic gold medals. He truly can be considered the best of the best.
It didn’t come without an extraordinary amount of effort, dedication and personal sacrifice. 10,000 hours to become and expert. That is an amazing amount of time, and I’ve got to assume Read More→
Non-Verbal Communication Element #2 –
Facial Expressions
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What does your Face Say?
We’ve heard expressions like; “I can read his face”, or, “The expression on her face told the whole story.”
Those expressions are correct! The ways our face expresses emotion are varied, but the interpretations are pretty much universal.
The first, and most important Facial expression is – a Smile!
A Smile definitely is universal. It makes people feel liked and gives the impression you care about them.
A Smile can instantly put people, including your audience, at ease.
It conveys warmth. It’s a powerful expression that communicates friendliness no matter what language Read More→
Content Part #4
The Formula for the Body of the Speech
Make a Point – Tell a Story
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IMPORTANT: Make it a Personal Story!
Here’s the time tested Formula for the
Body of your Speech.
Make a Point – Tell a Story
Make a Point – Tell a Story
Make a Point – Tell a Story
Do this three to five times.
Each Point, and the accompanying Story, should support your main theme.
Stories are a great way to communicate a point. We all relate to being read stories when a child, reading them ourselves, and, if you have children, grandchildren, and younger siblings – reading stories to them. Stories make things ‘real’.
As an example:
If I were giving a talk about the ‘The Three Ps of Selling’, I might talk about: Read More→
