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The Five Elements of a Perfect Speech
A few months ago, I ran a workshop called “The Five Elements of a Perfect Speech”. Before the workshop began I asked the participants what they expected the five elements would be, I had expected that...
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Is Body Language in Presentations Over-rated?
We’re told that using body language while speaking and presenting can be a very powerful way of helping to get your message across to your audience but is this really the case? Look at the following...
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The Five Elements: Interaction
image: Dave Gilbert A few months ago I asked a fellow speaker what he thought the Five Elements of a Perfect Speech were and one of his suggestions was that you shouldn’t speak to the audience but...
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SpeakTech: Detach From the Computer
When we use Powerpoint or Keynote to present to an audience, we create an instant barrier between the speaker and the audience – the computer. For nervous speakers, they feel that they need to have...
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SpeakTech: Video, Recording Yourself Speaking
Record your speeches and presentations. Not just the speeches you give in public but when you practice as well, you don’t need to wait for the live performance for feedback instead you can find and...
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The Power of Stories
Story Worldwide has recently run a series called “7 Reasons Why Storytelling is Important for Branded Content” on their Facebook page and it’s not just relevant for branding but also for all public...
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Speaking Masterclass: Ernesto Sirolli – Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen
“Planning is the kiss of death of entrepreneurship” says Ernesto Sirolli and he couldn’t have said it better, drawing on his experience of “planning” he weaves humour into his stories and into his...
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Creating a Connection With Your Audience
Image: MattHurst (Flickr) Think about the worst presentation that you’ve had to sit through. What was it that made it so bad? You might be tempted to think that it due to the presenter’s dull,...
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Make Your Audience Glow
Image: Lucas Jans (Flickr) A few years ago I was on holiday in New Zealand and I got the opportunity to go on a midnight kayak trip. I loved the stillness in the air and the quiet of the night but the...
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Presentation Tip: Put Less Text on Your Slides
Image: Thatcher Cook/PopTech (Flickr) When you sit in the audience at a conference or presentation and the presenter shows you a new slide, what do you do? You look at it. And while you’re looking at...
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Speaking Masterclass: Jay Silver – Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
Our normal image of a great speaker is someone like Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs or Barack Obama, someone polished and articulate but that’s not what being a great speaker is about, it’s about...
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Engage Your Audience With Stories
The most effective way to connect with your audience, to teach them and to help them remember your message is through storytelling. Stories are effective because they: Help Us Learn -Think about...
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Preparing For Q&A Sessions
Image: Kris Krug/PopTech(flickr) Allowing your audience to ask questions can be quite daunting for most presenters because you never know what you’re going to be asked. The best way to reduce the...
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Presentation Q&A: How Can I Stop People Tweeting During My Presentations?
Image: Maryland GovPics (Flickr) It’s easy. Be interesting. Be so interesting that people forget that Twitter even exists. Great speakers do it every time they speak. And the secret? Connection. They...
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SpeakTech: Video, Recording Yourself Speaking
Record your speeches and presentations. Not just the speeches you give in public but when you practice as well, you don’t need to wait for the live performance for feedback instead you can find and...
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