Passion
Although developing proper eye-contact technique and learning how and when to pause are absolutely essential to acquiring “The Skills” - you’re not finished yet. The last element involves adding the emotional to the mechanical. What we’re referring to here is the element that works to lock in your audience once you’ve successfully engaged them with […]
The process that sets you on your way to speaking like the best speakers in the world, speakers who possess The Skills, goes like this: You find a target in your audience and you lock eyeballs. You deliver a complete thought to that one person, and then you do the hardest part, you pause. You […]
In order to present at the top, in order to acquire The Skills, you must remember three rules that govern everything you do whilst presenting. They’re really quite simple, but sometimes it’s easy to forget the simple things, and these rules must remain in the forefront of your consciousness at all times.
Rule Number 1 states: […]
People who get paid well to speak all share one of two traits: either they’re famous, or they own “The Skills”. To be able to move people who don’t know you as a celebrity of some sort, you must know how to keep your audience focused on you and your message, and how to keep […]
An Inconvenient Speaker
We have made the claim many times that Bill Clinton is the Master of the Pause. In fact, we have said that it is exactly this mastery that causes more people in polls to name the former president as the greatest living public speaker hands down.
If you doubt Bill Clinton’s ability to embrace […]
Early in the movie, The Fugitive, Officer Gerard catches up with Dr. Kimball near the outlet of a high dam. Gerard had been chasing Kimball not as a suspect in a crime (the murder of Kimball’s wife), but as fugitive from justice. With seemingly no where to go, and Gerard’s gun trained on him, Kimball […]
Perhaps the most difficult thing for speaker to learn is knowing when and where to stop speaking.
When you pause, you establish the pace from the beginning of your talk. You let the audience know that the information is going to be coming at them at a pace that they can handle. You let them know […]
Organizing Your Presentation
Before organizing your presentation keep reminding yourself that Less is More. Also consider that most presentations have far too many concepts, and the concepts far too many details..
You should be able to put the gist of your presentation into one sentence or “headline”. What would the headline of your speech be? Think about […]
In Part III we discussed the four different types of evidence you can use: Personal, Statistics, Example, and Analogy. Each has its good points, and the type of evidence you choose will depend on both your topic and your audience. Whatever evidence you choose, make sure that you’re not just delivering the facts, but rather […]
In Part III we discussed the importance of making sure that you tell your audience what your solution or recommendation is immediately after announcing the problem or opportunity at hand. Audiences absolutely need to know where you’re going from the beginning in order to put into proper perspective the evidence you unfold.
When presenting the evidence, […]
Opening with a “Bang”
You’ve got at most 30 seconds to give your audience a compelling reason to sit up and listen to what you’ve got to say, or you’ve lost them to their Blackberries or Suduko. Now that they’re listening, you’ve got to structure what you’re going to say in a way that makes for […]
We begin with Part I of a 4-part series on organizing the sequence of your presentation so that your information creates maximum impact on the audience. Getting off the right start is absolutely critical.
What’s the title of the first slide in 99% of all business presentations? The Agenda. Beginning your presentation with the Agenda slide […]
Want a great career – then you need to know how to deal with difficult customers
During your career as a manager, you will have to deal with a number of difficult customers. Those customers who are unhappy with the service you and your staff provide. The ‘unhappy’ customer will want to talk to the person […]
Playing leadership games is a popular technique that has been used in many leadership training camp or courses. These games are usually more interactive, as compared to other mind teaser games like chess or solitaire. To some, these leadership games might seem nothing more like a kiddy’s playground, but in actual fact, these leadership games […]
It’s simple but do you have it?
If you want to succeed – you gotta have it!
How many people do you know that say they hate their job or their boss or the environment they work in? However, a work environment doesn’t have to be dull and oppressive. Employees don’t have to feel like they are […]
Is there anything more terrifying than facing an audience of strangers and knowing you have to deliver an entertaining and informative speech?
OK, some people thrive on this type of challenge! But the vast majority of us are at least a little nervous every time we have to speak publicly. In fact, fear of public […]
The problems and Solutions of Procrastination!
Did you read this immediately or leave it until another day?
We all suffer from procrastination at some time in our life.
Some of the problems and solutions are detailed below.
Problem:
People procrastinate because many are paralysed with fear of failure, loss, pain and some, success! What we fear becomes our reality.
Solution:
1. Fear […]
Peter has a background in psychology and is one of the UK’s leading confidence coaches. He teaches at the Bristol Old Vic, as well as regularly featuring in television programmes such as Faking It and Would Like To Meet. Over the last ten years Peter has pioneered the application of theatre and drama to the […]
It is inspirational to look at a brilliant career of someone who really blazed a new trail in their field. Those are the kinds of leaders who show us all the way to success if we feel our field of expertise will be in the same area as that great leader. And in the area […]
Your attitude is your choice. Each one of us wakes up with the same 24 hours. Each of us begins every week with the same 7 days. Each of us was born by someone, somewhere. Your attitude each and every day is determined by you regardless of whatever else may be […]
