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TITLE: How Well do You Speak?
AUTHOR: Sandra Schrift
CONTACT: sandra@schrift.com
COPYRIGHT: ©2004 by Sandra Schrift. All rights reserved
How Well do You Speak?
The ability to speak well can enhance your career, clinch a
sale, sell a
point of view and increase your business productivity.
1.The most important objective of any speaker is to appear
credible and
knowledgeable about their subject. Speak to your audience as
if you were
having a conversation.
2.Grab the audience’s attention in the first few minutes
with a question,
startling comment, inspiring story, a funny experience. This
will help you
connect immediately with everyone and reduce the tension.
Stay away from
jokes!
3.Reduce your nervousness by taking several deep breaths
immediately before
you are introduced. And for you chocoholics, eat some
chocolate to relax
your vocal chords.
4.When making a presentation, look at one person long enough
to deliver one
complete thought, then move to another individual and repeat
the process.
Everyone else in the audience will also feel attended to.
5.Use visual aids to increase audience retention of your
message. But NEVER
become a master of ceremonies to your overheads.
6.Avoid the # one mistake in the speaking business…failing
to check your
audio-visual equipment before your presentation. Show up
early to check out
the sound system and any other equipment you will be using.
7.Personal benefits from acquiring excellent speaking skills
include: more
self-confidence, becoming more persuasive and evolving into
a magnetic or
dynamic speaker.
About the Author
Sandra Schrift 13 year speaker bureau owner and now career
coach to emerging and veteran public speakers who want to
"grow" a profitable speaking business. I also work with
business professionals and organizations who want to
master their presentations.
To find out How to Become a Highly Paid Professional
Speaker, go to http://www.schrift.com/ProfessionalSpeaker/
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