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When you are invited to speak or present at a conference or seminar there are certain rules and obligations that you as a speaker should observe. These obligations help the conference run smoothly, they make the organiser look good and they help you earn the respect and trust of the audience. And simply put they are just common etiquette. Over …
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” ~ Pablo Picasso. I love this quote by Picasso and every time I read it, it reminds that before I do something completely different and go out on a limb I need a good understanding of the first principals of public speaking, audience engagement and indeed …
Walk in your audience’s footsteps before you speak or present to them. Spend a day in their lives. Speak to someone who knows about their lives, their problems, their goals and ambitions. Learn about what your audience is going through. An example of this is with speech pathology students, when they are training how to treat people who stutter. Several …
During your presentation or public speaking you may get a contentious question or an audience member who disagrees with your point of view or and audience member who appears to be simply a heckler. There are several ways to deal with this type of situation. 1. As with most things preparation is important. Do your homework and be prepared for …
I have just read the book called “The Power Of Habit” by Charles Duhigg and it is both an enlightening and confirming read. For a long time I have been speaking and writing about the importance of habits in becoming more confident and effective as a public speaker. I have also spoken about the need to get in the habit …
Tom Peters said “You shouldn’t give a public speech unless you want to make something happen”. Before you give a speech, you really need to define what you want or expect to achieve in the talk. This is really the core reason or the purpose of your talk, which can be any or a combination of the following: • To …
