Archive for May, 2010
Presentation Tip # 2
Use a Mind Map
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Ever looked at your notes when giving a presentation
and everything is a BIG BLUR?
Not much fun when this happens, is it?
Nervous or not, reading notes at the lectern is often a tough thing to do.
Click for link to Master Mind Mapper
Reading black text on a white background doesn’t stimulate our minds as quickly as looking at images do. This is one reason a Mind Map is the perfect tool to use for delivering your presentation. (It’s also great for developing and practicing that speech!)
Mind Maps can be customized to meet your specific needs. They generally use pictures, symbols and colors that trigger associations in our brain so we can ‘tell’ our speech vs ‘read’ it. This invariably makes for a better, and more natural presentation.
Rather then having either a stack of index cards (if you do this, be certain they are numbered) or several sheets of paper to look at, you can have one Mind Map. Read More→
Practice Tip #1 – Read Aloud!
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Reading Aloud Will Improve Your Delivery.
Practice -Practice -Practice
We’ve all heard that mantra, and it’s true.
And one of the best ways to improve your voice is to:
Read Aloud – Read Aloud – Read Aloud
Hearing yourself as you speak, and listening to a recording of yourself, are two of the quickest ways to improve your Verbal Delivery.
Areas for improvement are quickly ‘heard’ and usually easy to correct. Read More→
The Fear of Public Speaking
How to Lessen It
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First of all, You are not alone …
There is comfort in numbers.
Public Speaking, in survey after survey, has been shown to be most people’s greatest fear. Some fear it more than dying!
It’s a natural fear to have. You are standing, alone, in front of people who are fixated on you!
YIKES!
Who wouldn’t be a bit uneasy in a situation like this? So, it’s normal to have anxiety. There’s nothing wrong with you.
Here are things that can be done to ease this fear. Read More→
I Ask for Questions, but No Hands are Raised –
Now What?
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My Presentation Was So Good,
There Are No Questions - Correct?
Photo Credit - Michael Elliott
Don’t bet on it!
Many people are shy, and your audience may be full of people who want to ask something, but don’t want to be the first to raise their hand.
Photo Credit - Michael Elliott
Some are concerned about asking a question that you covered well, and they might embarrass themselves if they ask.
Solution: Ask the first question yourself!
Here’s some verbiage I’ve used: (You’ll have to adapt this to the subject of your speech.)
“I told you earlier, that before the conclusion of my talk, I’ll take some questions. This is that time. Who has a question? (No one raises their hand.)
“Well, let me get the Q&A Session started. One of the questions I’m often asked is, Read More→
