Showing posts with label public speaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public speaking. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

10 Tips For That Killer Speech

The #1 ear for most people is public speaking. Too bad for you that you have no choice in the matter. You have to get up in front of that crowd and wow them. Want some tips? Well...besides making sure you take care of the blackheads on nose problem you have?

Giving a speech is very nerving. Both getting ready for it, and giving it. Leading up to it you feel like you are gonna blow it probably. IF you ever have to give one I bet you watch other people give them and try to see what they do wrong instead of what they are doing right. That may help you some for sure, but obviously it also makes you think of all the negatives that can come while you give yours!

The better part of a million dollars was on the line. Every year the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge in Amsterdam gives away 500,000 Euros for the best idea for a green product or service. In 2008, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre presented their alternative to synthetic building materials.

"In terms of a high pressure talk, that was probably the hardest in my memory," Bayer says. He practiced the talk out loud in front of his computer, making changes to his slides as he went. In the end the talk was a success. Bayer's team won the coveted check. 10 Tips on Speeches

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Public Speaking Help

It is said that the #1 fear of most people is public speaking. Problem is that sometimes you HAVE to speak in public. There is no way around it. Sure not everyone will ahve to in their lifetimes, but at some point many will be required to speak in front of at least a small group of people. Especially if you are a business owner, or you work in some aspect of business.

Most of the time salesmen are the worst speakers you will ever find. Sales jobs are a dime a dozen, and damn near anyone can get a sales job. That menas there are a TON of terrible salespeople out there giving terrible presentations. The salesperson has gotten the idea that they need to be like the classic used car salesman. At least this is the notion that most people have about a sales professional. That is just not the case at all. The sales pitch is as easy to see, and subsequently ignore as the glasses on your nose. We don't go to demos for Hydroxycut reviews. We go to get entertained. We want to be intersted.

Take a look at 11 Public-Speaking Tips that are sure to help you at least think a bit differently about how you appraoach a speech, address, or even a sales pitch.