Advanced Public Speaking Skills | Michael Davis

Are You Hypnotizing Your Audience?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

If you had been sitting next to me in a recent sales meeting, you would have seen the manager, Tim, explaining sales concepts to his team. He paced from left to right, paused briefly, then turned and paced from right to left, paused briefly again, then repeated the process. After several minutes, Tim had settled into a rhythmic ‘cadence’, moving…

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Why tell stories?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in. ~ Harold Goddard Recently, there have been many articles by sales and speech trainers about using stories to sell your message. As good as this advice is, it often falls short in one respect… the…

Deepen Your Connection with Call Backs

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

If I were to ask you if you’d like a tool to help you stand out from other speakers and increase your connection & likeability with your audience, I’m sure you’d say “Of course, Mike, that’s pretty obvious!” Although that answer is obvious, the answer to how isn’t so clear. It’s a tool often used by comedians that generates laughs,…

Give Them One Next Step to Encourage ACTION

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

When you give a presentation, are you clear about the action you want your audience to take when you conclude? Unfortunately, most speakers either don’t offer any ideas or they give too many options. As sales trainer Jeffrey Gittomer has said, “A confused mind doesn’t buy”. When you speak, you are selling an idea. To increase the odds that your…

Is Your Speech an I-Sore™ ?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Michael Davis | 0 Comments

What is the most important word in a presentation? Listen to most speeches, and that word is I, me, or a derivation of those 2 words is the most frequent word you will hear. Most speakers have learned the bad habit of talking all about themselves. When this happens, he is not creating an experience. He’s just giving a speech. …