These show-and-tell masters stand and deliver 70-plus tips for everyone from newbie trainers to seasoned keynote speakers.
The presenter just stepped out in front of hundreds of physicians at the American College of Surgeons Annual Conference. It’s a sea of …
Making a business presentation can be nerve-wracking. Fear of speaking in public, not knowing how to engage with your audience and an anxiety of being judged by your listeners can impact on your ability to present.
The key is to …
MASTERING THE THREE-MINUTE SPEECH: ADVICE FOR YOUR SPEAKING SUCCESS Delivered to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 24, 2009
Welcome, everyone. Let’s get started right away. I know you’ve had a full conference week, and I want …
In this crazy, mixed-up world of ours, transitions glue our ideas and our essays together. This handout will introduce you to some useful transitional expressions and help you employ them effectively.
In both academic …
If you speak a lot, there are times when you may feel your material is getting stale and you lose enthusiasm for your content. When that happens you need new material that excites you and thus makes your speeches more …
A speech (or presentation) generally falls into three parts, the introduction, the main body and the conclusion (beginning, middle and end). Each of these serves an integral and essential role with it’s own unique function. The body of the speech …
Speaking and writing are distinctive versions of the same language, unique in their output, syntax and function. Presenters and trainers need to appreciate the differences to know when to speak, to write or to use both in tandem.
For example, …
Centuries ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers that …
One of the principles we talk about in our book, From Dull to Dynamic: Transforming Your Presentations, is to spend time pondering what you plan to say in your next speech. Just thinking about your speech while driving your car …
One of the most challenging parts of preparing a speech is deciding what to include. You are an expert on the topic and thus you want to tell the audience everything you know, but you only have 20 minutes in …