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Are you motivating the motivated?
It’s easy to motivate the motivated – someone who is already on board with your message and just needs a little reminder or is looking for a small push to get going. Someone who enjoys keeping fit and being healthy
9 Reasons to Plan Your Message
In case you still need a reason to prepare your message with an easy to follow formula, here are 9 reasons to have a presentation blueprint. From Avoiding Overwhelm to Feeling Confident, this kind of preparation can do the trick.
How Public Speaking and Life Share the Same Recipe for Success
It has been said that “How you do ONE thing, is how you do EVERYTHING.” If you have not heard this before, then just notice the habits you have in your own life. For example, someone who doesn’t speak up
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Speaking with Purpose
How do you know when to say yes to a speaking opportunity OR what speaking opportunities to look for? You want to say YES for the right reasons. Speaking with Purpose refers to both the purpose of you speaking in general and the purpose you have for each and every speaking opportunity. The more clear your are with your purpose for speaking, the greater your success.
What’s your Style for Speaking?
The trick to being an effective speaker is to be yourself while still adapting to various types of people within your audience. You want to be connected with them and find a mutual bond. You have got to know yourself and be honest about that. The more you explore your own style, your strengths and your weaknesses, the more you are able to express yourself authentically.
Having the Confidence to Go For It
Sometimes you have just got to find something extra inside to go for it in your own life and career. It’s times like these that you have to back yourself and your mental focus will determine how successful you are.
Timing is Everything
When you are speaking, you are given a specific time to talk, so how do you stick to time?
I was emcee for an event last night and as well as introducing and thanking the speakers, my role was to keep them to time. With a number of speakers, time can get out of hand if they all want to just keep talking, so timing is everything.
Be Clear on Your Message
It’s not enough to be the best at what you do, you have to be able to communicate it well to the people that matter. This communication can be in the form of your marketing, your branding AND in your presentations or speaking opportunities.
Speakers with a clear, consistent and effective message do better than those who don’t.