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Your PRESENTATION needs a MAKEOVER If. . .
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Doing a Presentation Makeover
makes sense if:
The Information You Want to Convey is Important.
It should be Important!
Important to the audience and
Important to you!
If it’s not important, Why are you doing it?
“The presentation you and/or your team deliver:
directly reflects upon the presenters and those developing the presentation.”
You might need a
Presentation Makeover if you. . . Read More→
Your Master Slide Deck: “Know when to
Show Them and when to Fold Them!
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Every Audience Doesn’t Need to See All your Slides.
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Fred's Master Deck: 9 of 138 Slides
Audiences have different wants and needs. Most presentations have time restraints. Not recognizing either of these can result in a less than stellar performance.
A properly customized presentation connects better with audiences than a one-size-fits-all one. Connecting with an audience increases the odds they’ll GET IT!
A large Master Deck of slides makes this customization easy. Read More→
CBS Radio Interviews Speaker/Author Fred Miller
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NewsRadio KMOX 1120 The Voice of St. Louis!
Host Mark Reardon interviews me about my book,
“No Sweat Public Speaking!”
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With their famous 50,000 watt signal, KMOX is one of the top stations in the country.
Mark Reardon, 30 year radio veteran, interviewed me about Public Speaking and my book.
Following is the transcript. Read More→
Slides: USE TEXT – as little as possible! PLEASE!
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Text and Bullet Points
Do Not reinforce the message!
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Have you ever sat through a presentation where the speaker read, word for word, the bullet pointed text that was on the screen? Terrible, wasn’t it?
Why do speakers do this?
If they want to use notes for their presentation, those details should be placed in the ‘Notes Section’ of the slides, visible only to the presenter using Keynote or PowerPoint in ‘Presenter Mode.’
Placing Text on the screen does not reinforce the presenter’s message with the audience and help them GET IT!
On the contrary, Text and Bullet Points: Read More→
Fear of Public Speaking? Try These Ideas!
Posted by: | CommentsSpeakers: Be Prepared – “STUFF” HAPPENS!
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It’s a Given – When a Speaker, “STUFF” Happens, and You
Best be Prepared!
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And the “STUFF” can happen in many ways.
Venue: Always try to scope out the room, building, and parking areas where you’ll be presenting before the presentation. Going a few days beforehand may not cut it because the arrangement you saw may not be the layout when you return.
- Best to arrive several hours early so seating arrangements, audio, video, lighting, etc. can be checked out and adjusted as necessary.
- Know where rest rooms are located and water available.
- Be certain, if warranted, that signs directing people as they arrive point the way to the room you’ll be presenting in. If they can’t find the room, they won’t get your message!
- Check, ahead of time, to find out who is your contact for these items, and how they can be reached on very short notice.
Audience: Check with the meeting planner or host to get information on Read More→
The Magic Pill that Makes You a Great Presenter!
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Not!
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Sorry, It Doesn’t Exist!
I wish it did. Maybe it, and the one that gets rid of the Fear of Public Speaking, are in clinical trials somewhere. I haven’t found either.
If you have them, or know where they can be purchased, please let me know!
Until then, there’s no easy way to get rid of the Fear of Public Speaking and become a Great Presenter.
Don’t Despair!
Public Speaking is a skill that can be learned. Read More→
Fox News interviews Speaker/Author, Fred E. Miller
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John Pertzborn, co-anchor of Fox News AM Show in St. Louis, interviews me.
Special thanks to Jim Grandone, www.grandone.com
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Delivering a Presentation:
Using Notes Vs. a Mind Map
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Text Notes interfere with the emotional connection you want to make with your audience. They are black text on a white background, like you’re reading now – Yuk!
Certainly you can read text with emotion, but the emotional connection is more immediately recognized when looking at high quality, easily understood, pictures and graphics. I place them on a Mind Map.
Mind Mapping is a non-linear, visual, brain storming tool. I use it to develop, practice and deliver presentations. A picture literally is worth 1,000 words, and looking at each image in my Mind Map, I immediately know what point to make.
Each of those images means something specific to me. I don’t have to read any text. It’s far easier to look at the image and “tell the story” the image reminds me of.
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Speaking Opportunities are
Business and Career Opportunities!
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We perceive really good speakers as Experts!
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Perception is reality, and we like to work with Experts – Correct?
That’s a problem.
Here’s why: People who have a “Fear of Public Speaking” don’t take, or make those opportunities. Consequently, they often lose potential business and career possibilities.
The research shows:
Speaking Opportunities are Business Opportunities!
Speaking Opportunities are Career Opportunities! Read More→
