Make Them Feel Their Pain Points Then Solve the Problem In the last post, we talked about how to use stories to enhance your talks. In this issue, we are going to talk about how hitting their pain points and then solving their problems will help make your talks more interesting and profitable. "You are not being judged, the value of what you are bringing to the audience is … [Read more...] about Make Them Feel Their Pain Points Then Solve the Problem
Archives for December 2018
Telling Motivational Stories in Your Speech
Last time, I left off talking about the importance of pausing during your speech. Now let's examine Using motivational stories to enhance your talks. "If you don't want to preach, put stories in your speech." - Andy Harrington When a speaker loses an audience, too often it is a mystery to them. But for the audience, it is not a mystery. The simple fact is that many … [Read more...] about Telling Motivational Stories in Your Speech
Presentation Skills: Pausing During Your Speech
So you learned in the last post where you should look when you’re speaking. You must learn the importance of pausing during your speech “The most precious things in speech are the pauses.” – Sir Ralph Richardson If you listen to experienced speakers, it's easy to see some real differences in how their presentation skills as they step through their speech than maybe how … [Read more...] about Presentation Skills: Pausing During Your Speech
Speaking Skills: Where To Look When Speaking To An Audience
In yesterdays post, we talked about what to do when things don't go as planned. Today's post is about speaking skills - Where To Look When Speaking To An Audience When you’re giving a presentation or speech, your body language and how you hold yourself in front of a crowd speaks to them as much as your words do. One thing new speakers often have issues with is where to look … [Read more...] about Speaking Skills: Where To Look When Speaking To An Audience
Public Speaking Tip: What to Do When Things Go Wrong Onstage
In my last post, we talked about how to write your speech. In today's public speaking tip we are discussing What to Do When Things Go Wrong Onstage Public speaking is a totally live event. And that means that anything can happen and just about anything could happen in the middle of your presentation. So, in order to change your fear of the unexpected into control, you will … [Read more...] about Public Speaking Tip: What to Do When Things Go Wrong Onstage