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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
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?
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
(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.
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
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?
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Purple Heart, by Patricia McCormick Trailer
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
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 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!”?