How to Connect With an Audience When You Speak – Part 2
Give Yourself the Best Chance of Success Before You Speak In the last blog (How to Connect With Your Audience When You Speak - Part 1), you read about the Pre-Event Questionnaire. This is a good start, but you can go deeper. Obtain more insight into the organization....
How To Connect With an Audience When You Speak – Part 1
Know Your Audience BEFORE You Speak A common mistake made for many when they speak is not knowing the needs of their audience. They present a pre-packaged speech without knowing if the material is relevant. This can be a recipe for disaster. Early in his career, one...
Are You Special When You Speak?
Why You Shouldn't Build Yourself Up When You Speak Why is it that, when most people speak, they never make a lasting impression? Even those that are polished presenters, terrific story tellers, or humorous speakers? Unfortunately, they fail to touch their audiences...
How to Avoid Giving a Frustrating Speech
Don't Break This Cardinal Rule in Your Speech If you had been sitting next to me on that frustrating Friday afternoon at 1:14, you would've felt the frustration in the air. I was sitting with sixty other people. We were listening to a speech about the challenges...
How to Create Audience Interest in Your Speech With Power Point
Does Your Speech Take People to Power Point Hell? Think about the last speech you heard. Chances are, you were subjected to ‘PowerPoint hell’... the seemingly endless stream of slides that most presenters read during a speech. To make matter worse, you may have been...
How to Bring Energy to Your Speech
The Key to Giving Energy to Your Speech Every time you give a speech, whether to a group of two or two-thousand, it's an opportunity to be remembered… or quickly forgotten. Many people mistakenly believe that public speakers are only those who stand up and give...
How to Ensure Audience Interest in Your Stories
Create a Clear Image in Your Stories I teach people how to write and deliver better stories and speeches. I'm always on the lookout for new perspectives about the subject. In 2010, I was watching a special report from Haiti on the NBC Evening News. The lead stories...
Proven Speech Method to Create Emotional Connection
Is your speech connecting, or manipulating others? Have you ever listened to a speech, and for some reason, felt uncomfortable? Either the words, or the way they were said, left you with a negative feeling. You may have even felt manipulated. This can occur when a...
The Most Important Question in Speaking
The most important question in speaking is one you should ask yourself before you step in front of an audience: "Why am I speaking?" Is it to entertain? Inform? Inspire? Each of these is valid, but the deeper reason for speaking to any group is to change the way they...
Proven Tool to Keep Audience Interest in Your Speech
How to Stir the Emotions With Your Speech When you give a speech, where does your energy originate? Your head, or your heart? Think about the greatest speeches you’ve ever heard. Perhaps it was JFK’s inaugural address. Maybe it was Dr. King’s "I Have a Dream." It may...
Open Your Speech With These Guaranteed Methods
How to Open Your Speech With a BANG! When you begin your speech, what are your first words? “Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be here.” Or, “What a great day. Isn't it beautiful outside?” If this is how you are opening your speeches, please heed...
How To Avoid Overloading Your Audience When You Speak
When You Speak, Does the Audience Want to Come Along? Imagine you’re preparing a 45-minute speech for an influential group of business people. If you nail this talk, you’ll be asked to speak to other groups. Your career could reach new heights. You prepare your best...
Gain Interest BEFORE You Speak
The Quickest Way To Connect When You Speak When you speak, how can you quickly connect with your audience? Some people say it's the first 30 seconds. Grab your audience quickly, or you’ll have to work very hard to persuade them to accept your message. While this is...
One Easy Step to Make Your Speech Connect
The Most Under-Utilize Speech Tool You’ve just presented a speech you’ve worked very hard to prepare. As you sit down, you receive a lukewarm response. Why? The writing was good, and the message impactful. What happened? Chances are, you didn’t use silence to sell...
Create Maximum Speech Impact
Use the Six Common Emotions in Your Speech Have you ever given a speech that talked about the time you climbed Mt. Everest? Or when you “looked death in the eye” during a life-threatening illness? Or how you overcome every conceivable obstacle to win an Olympic medal?...
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Founder, QUEST Diversity
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