Speech Delivery
Published on Dec 22, 2018
Presentation 101
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Speech Delivery
Presentation 101
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Presentation 101
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Let's begin with a quote from Mark Twain
There are only two types of speakers in the world.
1. The nervous
2. Liars.
– Mark Twain
It's only human to be nervous.
Everyone is feeling nervous when it comes to standing and talking in front of an audience.
Most people HATE the idea of speaking in public.
Countless strangers staring in your direction, waiting for you to say something profound, or worse, to fail miserably so that they can laugh at your expense.
The truth is, no one is waiting for you to fail up there.
Instead, the audience is in a default state of empathy and wants you to do well.
That’s why you tend to feel embarrassed when someone else makes a mistake on stage.
You might hate public speaking, but you’re likely already doing it more often than you think.
Think about it:
If you ever need to run a meeting,teach something to a group of people,or tell a story to a bunch of kids
– you have an audience.
How many of you would raise your hand someone ask for a volunteer to speak for 30 minutes straight in front of 50 people? Not many!!!
#Most of us fear the unknown.
#We are naturally risk averse, so it’s logical to avoid situations of potential failure.
However, these challenges are where we can achieve the most personal growth.
We're not the exception.
#1
Abraham Lincoln used to be terrified of speaking in front of large crowds.
#2
Warren Buffett didn’t even like to say his name in front of his classmates.
Speaking to groups is a requirement of success.
How can this irrational fear be turned into a feeling of excitement and elation?
#RULES#
#1: Don’t memorize it
#2: Structure outline as a story
#3: Use visual aids
#4: Practice multiple times
Rule#1
Don’t memorise
#Anticipating what exactly to say next is very stressful. #Worrying about what you may have missed is also very stressful.
Memorize themes.
Not monologues.
#Break up your presentation into blocks of points that you’d like to get across.
Our brain is better at remember concepts, and we can always use visual cues to trigger them.
Rule#2
Structure our presentation as a STORY
Captivate an audience with a story because we’re all very familiar with that format. It’s easier.
Have a clear introduction, climax, and conclusion around the topic we’re discussing / presenting.
Use short stories as examples throughout the presentation whenever possible.
Stories are simpler to remember and can often have the biggest impact on the perceived quality of our talk.
Rule#3
Use visual aids
#Not the slides with endless bullet points or a wall of text which has no additive value in a presentation #Most likely distract from what you’re saying
#Use Visual Cues#
such as...
#images
#easily digestible graphs
#help to get our point across#
#a tool to reel our listeners back in if we do happen to lose them while describing something relatively complex
Rule#4
Practice multiple times
Practice makes perfect.
Professional athletes look composed in front of thousands of fans because they practice every play to anticipate any scenario every single day.
Practice delivering our entire talk at least three times before we do it in front of an audience.
By the time we get up on stage, our content will feel familiar and we will feel more at ease.
Billionaire Marc Benioff, founder of Salesforce.com, is known for delivering highly captivating presentations.
Even at his level, he has been interviewed saying that he’ll practice a talk up to 30 times before doing it in public.
The feeling of speaking in front of an engaged audience can be intoxicating.
There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing a fan say that our stories may have changed the direction of their life.
So, next time you hear someone looking for presenters, do raise your hand – the worst that can happen is you’ll pick up a useful new skill along the way :)
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