5Cs to Connecting with Your Audience
Connecting in speaking goes way beyond making eye contact. It starts before you even meet the audience. It flows through every part of your presentation: before, during and after your presentation. It happens when you structure your thoughts, it happens when you choose the right word, and it happens when you convey the message. It […]
Turn Boring to Buy-in
Have you felt frustrated about how difficult to get your audience’s attention? The audience’s attention span is short. In the first 30 seconds of any presentation, they’ll decide according to what they have heard whether they are going to stick with you or not. The audience is selective in the information they hear. People are bombarded […]
It’s Not about You
You’ve already got experience speaking…maybe even lots of experience. But it’s been a while since you last spoke, and for some reason, you are reluctant or nervous about starting up again. You wonder how to make the transition, what to practice, and how to prepare. In speaking, you have to understand that the purpose of any […]
Where Are You Moving? — Tips on Movement on the Stage
Have you ever seen a speaker moving all the time on the stage, from left to right, right to left, back to forth, forth to back? Sometimes you just can’t stand and want to give them a punch? Or are you one of those speakers? When you are speaking, every small act or move […]