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Presentation skills: Public Speaking - Owning "The Skills" - part 1
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Public Speaking - Owning "The Skills" - part 1. 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 them on the same page, on the same wavelength, every step of the way. But what were you taught about the actual delivery, other than to look at everyone in the audience and watch your um...
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Presentation skills: A Simple Guide to Public Speaking
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A Simple Guide to Public Speaking. Most of us will probably freeze at the mere thought of making a speech. Yet, public speaking is one of the key skills that a successful leader needs to have. Experts will tell you that most people are not born with the gift of the gab; impressive speakers are made with a little bit of guidance, but mainly through perseverance! For example, is there an issue of general, topical interest that you could mention? Choose your words carefully: The importance of doing so canno...
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Presentation skills: Public Speaking - Three Points and You're Out!
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Public Speaking - Three Points and You're Out! 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? Most presentations end up having too much content, although ironically presenters always fear not having enough to say. Most presenters end up usi...
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Presentation skills: Public Speaking - Learning to Say, "I Don't Care!"
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Public Speaking - Learning to Say, "I Don't Care! 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 still hesitates to surrender. Looking Gerard straight in the eye, Kimball shouts, "I didn't kill my wife! The side of caution. The problem is that part of th...
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Presentation skills: How to Organize a PowerPoint Sales Presentation - 7 Easy Steps For a Perfect Pitch
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How to Organize a PowerPoint Sales Presentation - 7 Easy Steps For a Perfect Pitch. Like any good performance, a presentation must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Plus, it must be easy to hear, so your audience "gets it" and responds positively. Let's be clear; you present to sell. To deliver a winning sales presentation you must:. Differentiate yourself from your competitors . Convince your audience you are worth listening to- by being easy to hear . Your Big Message is the main thing you want yo...
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Presentation skills: January 2009
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Public Speaking - Five Awful Ways to Open a Speech. The opening of a speech is one of its two most important parts. There are many great ways to begin, and for each great beginning, there is an equally awful opening. Here are five awful ways to begin a speech:. Hi there, I'm happy to be here." Please! Don't waffle: just start! I'm very nervous right now." Who cares? Why do you think it's so important for us to know that you haven't prepared, you haven't practiced, and you aren't ready? The great philosop...
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Presentation skills: 7 Tops Ways to Overcome Your Public Speaking Fear
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7 Tops Ways to Overcome Your Public Speaking Fear. I am amazed that society expects us to be great speakers without any formal training in school. All we can do is hope that we do not make a fool of ourselves. And believe me, I know from personal experience. I have been through the humiliation. I have been through the laughs. I can feel your pain or discomfort. If I can overcome my challenge, you can too. Top Way #1: Realize it is Perfectly Okay to be Nervous. Do you still get nervous? I had to connect w...
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Presentation skills: April 2009
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Public Speaking Without PowerPoint - Three Ways to Engage Audiences Without the Screen. If you have seen many speeches in your professional life, you have probably seen a boring PowerPoint presentation. It contains of a great host of slides that form a bullet-pointed outline of the entire presentation. The speech consists of little more than reading the bullet points. If you were in a darkened room, a nap might have overtaken you. ENGAGE THEIR IMAGINATIONS WITH WORD PICTURES. Creating a word picture is n...
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Presentation skills: February 2009
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The Two-Hour Sales Presentation Vs. A Seven-Minute Attention Span. Those of you with complex products or services, or with large product lines may be saying to yourself, that it takes at least an hour to demonstrate all of the features and benefits of what it is you sell and another 20 to 30 minutes for questions and answers, right? Well, if you want more sales, help your staff to cut the length of their presentations down appreciably. How many more sales? Article Source: http:/ EzineArticles.com/? There...
