In The Complete Guide to Poised and Powerful Public Speaking, you'll learn...
- Overcoming nervousness, once and for all
- How to organize your ideas—from introduction to closing
- Ways to maximize the latest technologies to develop professional-caliber presentations
- How to incorporate gestures that reinforce your message
- And much more!
If you’d like to gain proven principles, methods and strategies that will save you time and embarrassment and shave years off how long it takes to perfect your speaking skills … this is the place! We’ll walk you through a step-by-step process that will make the next presentation you develop and deliver the best—from analyzing audience needs … to organizing your material … to using audio-visuals … to handling tough questions. Whether it’s speaking in a small meeting or before a roomful of people, you’ll be better at it after attending this workshop. You’ll learn hundreds of battle-tested tips you can easily use and perfect. And whether you’ve never spoken before a group or you do it every day, you’ll take your speaking skills to a bold, new level.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
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Presentation basics all the best speakers know and practice+
- 3 elements of a great presentation
- The biggest misconception people have about public speaking
- 5 types of speeches and how to excel at each
- One of the biggest (and most easily overcome) obstacles to your success
- ”Picture the audience naked” and other bad advice that should be forgotten
- Know what your ultimate goal is—to inform, inspire, motivate, sell
- The ground rules for jumping in and getting heard in fast-moving department meetings
- An instant solution to the problem with most business presentations today
- Proven tips for calming your nerves—on the spot
- Inspiring others—it all begins with your own deep passion
- How to create a confidence zone that will insulate you from fear and anxiousness
Organize your thoughts into a flawless presentation+
- A step-by-step process for quickly structuring a solid speech
- A stress-reducing, progressive approach to becoming more comfortable speaking up in meetings
- The best way to rehearse before the big day
- Different options for organizing your main ideas
- Gauge the exact length of your speech so you never have to say, “Sorry, I’m running out of time!”
- Remembering your material—the pros and cons of the most common approaches
- Introducing yourself—3 great tips
- How to conclude your presentation in a memorable, positive way
- The power of brevity—don’t overestimate your listeners’ patience!
Build a relationship with your audience+
- Ways to instantly make your audience really like you
- When and how to lay out the ground rules for question-and-answer sessions
- How to “work the room” and get to know more about who’s there
- How to quickly upscale your professional appearance
- 6 classic ways to open—and capture the group’s undivided attention
- How to stand your ground when meeting with co-workers outside your department
- How to make statistics and technical information sing—good-bye boredom!
- Your audience doesn’t care and doesn’t want to be there—what can you do?
- Avoid the 5 top things speakers do that make audiences want to bolt
- Why and how you must analyze your audience before you speak
- Help! You’re losing your audience—what can you do?
- How to separate the wheat from the chaff and give audiences only what they need to know
Develop your own winning speaking style+
- Story telling … the magic ingredient in presentations they’ll long remember
- A firm rule for deciding how and when to move around the stage
- Eye contact—how to make it work for—not against—you
- How to sound natural—not like you’re reading your speech
- Be aware of how your voice can impact your message
- Breaking the habit of talking too fast
- Cashing in on what makes humor work
- Gestures and the vital role they play in conveying your message
- Use the podium to your advantage—not as a crutch
- How to cut out ums, uhs and other verbal clutter and get to the point
Use the latest presentation technologies to make a strong visual statement+
- 6 tips for using handouts that add to—not detract from—your talk
- PowerPoint® do’s and don’ts
- The proper use of a microphone
- Getting comfortable with laptops, projectors—every type of presentation technology
- Add the excitement of videotapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs and other audio-visual aids to your message
- The secrets to creating simple and clear PowerPoint slides
- Remembering Murphy’s Law … what to do if the equipment fails
Handle every challenge without missing a beat+
- Fielding questions that take you by surprise—and making them work for you
- Delivering bad news or negative results—the right way
- A sure-fire formula that will make impromptu speaking much easier
- Speaking before small groups—is it really different?
- BONUS: The biggest goof-ups and how the pros cover themselves
- Lessons from the world’s great salespeople on how to persuade others to your way of thinking
- The danger of not checking out the layout, lighting and room size beforehand
