Tag Archive for: public speaking

Debunking the myths of public speaking

I spend a lot of time playing devil's advocate, so this article appealed immediately.

Mike Smith writes

We’ve all heard how frightened nearly everyone is of public speaking. Maybe that’s understandable, but it creates the potential for lots of misinformed conventional wisdom spread by people who have to make presentations but haven’t had the opportunity to learn what really works.

To help correct some misperceptions about what creates better presenters and presentations, here are eleven public speaking paradoxes for reluctant presenters to accept, embrace, and follow:

and the first heading had me hooked ...

1. Minimize your public speaking nerves by looking for as big an audience as possible.

Catch up with the whole article here http://bit.ly/95tLwd

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Today’s quotation about public speaking/speech

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars. ~
Gustave Flaubert

... but oh I am enjoying the challenge of trying!! are you?

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Today's ezine: Pivotal Public speaking

THE latest issue of the Pivotal Public Speaking ezine went out today
It includes:
Article: Don’t let your public speaking nerves embarrass you.
Links to Speech writing article: Make Numbers Work for You
Fear of public speaking article - Help for Public Speaking anxiety
Book:  Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve & Inspire Your Audience to Action
Guest article:  5 Ways to Make Your PowerPoint Presentation Stand Out
As well as our usual quotations and fun item.
You can download your copy at  http://bit.ly/cQBbVn

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Learn lessons from an academy-award winning slide strategist

(WEBINAR)
with Nancy Duarte

Why did Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” win an Academy Award? It was, in large part, how the information was illustrated that made it impactful. Nancy Duarte’s firm created those visuals. She’ll share how to adapt what worked for an Oscar-winning documentary to your presentations.

You have worked hard to prepare for your next presentation. You’re well-rehearsed and your concepts are brilliant. But maybe you should step back and take one last long look at your slides, because an audience can either listen to what you’re saying or read your slides — not both. Do you know if your visuals are overwhelming with too much information or do they help cement your concepts? Do you know the signal-to-noise ratio of your slides? Slides are supposed to clarify or amplify the message. Instead, they’re often a crutch for the presenter to remember what to say. Learn how to break that behavior and create slides that bring meaning instead of distraction.

In this webinar you will learn:

• How to create visuals that support your brilliance, not detract
• Why you have to understand the difference between a document and a slide
• How thinking like a designer will make your presentation memorable
• How to determine your signal-to-noise ratio and reduce the noise
• How to get your ideas to stand out!

Special note: To view this webinar, you’ll need to be in front of an Internet-connected computer.
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More information => http://bit.ly/d8IQX3

Note: Everyone who registers for the teleseminar will get the MP3 recording of the session for free. Those who register or order the recording will get a link to a recording of the webinar.

http://bit.ly/d8IQX3

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Today's read – Boring to Bravo

Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve & Inspire Your Audience to Action

By Kristin Arnold

This book shows experienced presenters how to transform boring monologues into scintillating dialogues by employing simple yet powerful presentation techniques. It features 90-plus practical techniques for engaging and interacting with an audience. Drawing from her extensive experience as a nationally recognised speaker, the author gives readers tips that apply to any presenter. Readers will be amazed at their ability to attract, involve, and inspire by incorporating just a few of the author's suggestions. It offers a proven methodology for upgrading any presentation. By taking a collaborative approach to the communication process, the author shows the reader how to care, connect, and converse with the members of any audience. Incoming NSA president with strong promotional platform: as the incoming president of the National Speakers Association, the author will promote the book on a nation-wide tour. An experienced team facilitator and military veteran, the author has a large platform of clients, including the Coast Guard, NASA, and the IRS.

You can get the book here => http://bit.ly/9gbnXz

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Today's blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

From the Pivotal Teachers Blog:

New iPrep Academy gives students technology-rich environment

From the Pivotal Public Speaking blog:

Use volume for power in your presentations

From the Words, Reading and Books blog (WRB):

E-reading: Revolution in the making or fading fad?

From the Pivotal Kids book blog

Purple Heart, by Patricia McCormick Trailer

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Today’s blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

From the Pivotal Teachers Blog:

New iPrep Academy gives students technology-rich environment

From the Pivotal Public Speaking blog:

Use volume for power in your presentations

From the Words, Reading and Books blog (WRB):

E-reading: Revolution in the making or fading fad?

From the Pivotal Kids book blog

Purple Heart, by Patricia McCormick Trailer

The Ten Commandments of Speaking according to TED

You probably already love the TED talks and been inspired by them.  I have been made to think outside the square, entertained, concerned and so much more.

And any presenter that can do that must be a source of learnings for other presenters.

Interesting then, to discover the "Ten Commandments" for TED presenters.

Yes please ... "End your talk on time" and "Rehearse your speech"  ...

But the first and best ... "Dream Big"

You can read them here ...

The impact of your presentation – don't leave it to chance

The impact of your presentation is not an accidental by-product of that presentation. It is something you create deliberately. And this is a vital recognition – one of the basic secrets of success in public speaking.

Before you can work on creating that impact, you need to know what you want it to be. Define the Impact
What exactly is the impact going to be? In other words, you need to define:
How will your audience respond to your speech or presentation?

What will they take away with them and remember?

What will they remember of you?

Why will they think “Wow what a fabulous presentation!”?

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How to Build a High-Traffic Website and Convert That Traffic to Sales!


with Tom Gray

Why is it that speakers spend days, months, and years crafting and polishing their platform presentations but balk at spending 30 minutes polishing their web, blog, and newsletter content? Yet time consistently spent on the latter can be crucial in getting to do more of the former.

Do not attend/listen to this seminar if you have all the web traffic, blog readers and ezine subscribers that you can handle buying more of your services and traffic than you have available. However, if you would like to increase your traffic and monetization, invest an hour and find out what you’re missing.

In other words, if your web presence more closely resembles a Field of Pipe Dreams (if you build it, they most likely won’t come and if they do show up, they won’t buy any popcorn) than a Field of Dreams (bleachers are packed and the concession stand is humming), you’ll benefit from this fast-paced, overly informative hour.

We’ll cover key topics:

  • Content is king but the natives are restless, or “I have a back button and I know how to use it!” Offer the right content to attract and engage your audience and keep them coming back.
  • If you don’t ask, they won’t buy. Effectively merchandising your site.
  • What you don’t measure, you can’t improve. Why Google Analytics is your best friend and the critical metrics that really matter.
  • Plan your work and work your plan, using editorial calendars and other tools to deliver consistent, persistent messages to your target audiences.
  • Why your blog should be the flagship of your social networking strategy.
  • Why “give to get” is food for business.
  • SEO for dummies and professional speakers/trainers/consultants too!

More information >>>