Note: This blog entry is an excerpt from my latest book World Class Speaking that I co-authored with Mitch Meyerson. 1. Do not Drop Stats off; Drive them Home Many times you will see a speaker go into a list of statistics in order to prove his or her point. Statistics are certainly desirable in speaking, […]
Continue readingDid you know that, within the first 30 seconds of your speech, your audience members will have decided whether or not they want to hear more? What are you doing with your first 30 seconds? Most speakers open with Unpleasant pleasantries by stating something like, “Thank you so much for having me here. It’s a […]
Continue readingAverage speakers give speeches that get a good response, but exceptional speakers give speeches that move their audiences to take action. Exceptional speakers help change lives long after they have finished speaking. That is why exceptional speakers get rehired time and time again. How do speakers become exceptional? They learn the tools necessary to prompt […]
Continue readingWhat good is giving a speech that is quickly forgotten by your audience? In this lesson, you will find 5 tools you can use to make your speech stick in the minds and hearts of your audience members. As a result, you can get rehired time and time again. As I always say, when you […]
Continue readingIn this lesson, you will pick up 3 tools to keep your audiences on the edge of their seats using the fine, and sometimes scary, art of audience interaction. As a result, you will be able to interact in ways that will keep the energy high no matter how long your presentation lasts. The 3 […]
Continue readingIf you want to create a masterpiece, you first have to master each piece. The three major pieces of public speaking are structure, content, and delivery. Mastering one means nothing if you do not master the other two. That is why it is critical to not just study speaking as a whole, but also to […]
Continue readingWhen you build yourself up, you let your audience down. Let’s face it; there are some speakers who use the platform to stroke their ego. I may have been one of them in the past. However, when we talk about how great we are and speak only of our successes, our audience members think of […]
Continue readingImportant Note: This lesson is about the introduction you provide for your introducer Another important Note: This is a long-post (more than 1000 words) but it will be worth it! Here is a Traditional Introduction for a Speaker Do yourself a favor and read the following paragraph out loud as if you are using it […]
Continue readingIf you want to be known as a content-rich speaker, you will want to follow my PARTS Formula. P = Phrase Have you ever seen a story or speech that was all over the place? Have you ever given one? Chances are this is because the speaker did not start creating the speech in the […]
Continue readingKey 1: Set expectations as to how many questions you will take or how long you will entertain questions. For example, I usually say, “We’ll take 4 or 5 questions and then I’ll wrap up the message.” Or I might say, “We have 5 minutes for questions and then we’ll put a bow on the […]
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