Archive for Giving a Speech
Lessons from a Street Performer
Posted by: | CommentsThis one was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G!
I was in Boston last week and had an opportunity to do some sightseeing.
Around the famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace there were several street performers.
They’re mostly very good.
One was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G!
The Content of his performance was juggling.
The Great Delivery was what set him apart from the majority of street performers.
I was reminded of Delivery Lessons all great speakers should emulate.
Here they are: Read More→
I Get Ideas for My Presentations,
But Forget Them!
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Use a Digital Recorder to
Capture those thoughts ‘In the Moment!’
None of us have the great memories we wish we had.
We’re exercising, walking, driving or maybe just sitting at a coffee shop and an idea for a speech, or a story to make a point in one, comes to us. We don’t have a pen or paper handy, but we mentally promise ourselves to start working on it when we have the opportunity. Many times that doesn’t happen because we forget that great idea – Bummer!
Yoga teaches to be ‘Always present and In the Moment’. This makes great sense for speakers because what’s happening NOW might be potential material for a new presentation or a delivery technique to add to a speech already in your ‘portfolio’.
Great speakers always update their material and consider all the speeches and techniques they ‘own’ to be works in progress.
Too many ideas have gone unused because they haven’t been ‘recorded’ for future use. Read More→
Nine Ways to Guarantee
Your Presentation BOMBS!
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If You Absolutely Want to BOMB!
- Don’t practice your presentation.
- You’ve given it before – no big deal.
- Don’t visit the facility before your talk.
- Don’t find out what style of seating is in place and don’t rearrange if not best for you.
- Don’t check the lighting; natural or in-room.
- Don’t find out where the temperature controls are located or who to call to adjust heating and cooling. Read More→
Time to Hit the Refresh Button?
Posted by: | CommentsYour Introduction, Opening, Speech, Closing -
Is it time to Update Them?
One of the only things in life that’s certain is – Change.
And if you’re not continually updating and changing your Introduction, Opening, The Body of your Speech and Closing on a regular basis, they will
get stale and lose the impact it initially had.
Some of the information you’re delivering may be really old and out of date – not a good way to build trust and credibility with audiences!
Language evolves, also. Verbiage that was ‘on the mark’ when presented years ago, may now come across like a lady wearing a poodle skirt, saddle shoes and sporting a beehive hairdo. (Some of you are going to have to google those items!) Read More→
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→
Site Map
Posted by: | CommentsToastmasters – A great place to learn!
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Join Toastmasters!
Toastmasters is an international organization.
The latest figures I found show they have a membership approaching 250,000 in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries.
One of the most valuable benefits of being a member is the nurturing environment where everyone truly wants to help the other members.
Toastmasters offers two tracks; speaking and leadership. Very specific skills are practiced and there are degrees of competency that can be achieved. Both are excellent ways to learn and hone skills that will benefit you forever. The abilities to speak in front of groups and lead meetings are tools needed along the career path of life.
Usually, three to four prepared speeches are given at each meeting. The speakers have very specific goals for each speech. These goals are clearly stated in manuals that each member has. Objectives like: Read More→
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Mind Mapping
Posted by: | CommentsThe “Swiss Army Knife for the Brain!”
Just as a Swiss Army Knife is a multi-purpose tool, Mind Mapping can be used to develop ideas and solutions to everyday tasks, challenges and opportunities – personal and business.
- Strategic Planning
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Other Brain Related Activities
Literally and figuratively, get all alternatives on the same page! Mind Mapping is an awesome tool for developing, practicing and delivering a speech. For more information on this great tool, go to MasterMindMapper.com.
The NSPS Formula
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s the ‘No Sweat Public Speaking!’ Formula.
Use it as a Template
to Develop, Practice and Deliver Your next Presentation!
The “No Sweat Public Speaking!” Formula is Mind Mapped above. Just like a great meal comes from following an old family recipe, a great speech comes from following a proven formula. The speech must have the right ingredients, in the right quantities, and put together in a very specific order. In its simplest form, a speech has two components, Content and Delivery.
- Content is the message.
- Delivery is the process that conveys the Content (message) to the audience.
- Title
- Introduction
- Opening
- Body
- Conclusion
- Eye Contact
- Facial Expressions
- Gestures
- Posture
- Body Movement
- Pronunciation and Enunciation
- Projection
- Inflection
- Cadence
- Pause
Here is a look at the NSPS Formula in a different perspective.
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