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If You're Preparing for a Speaking Engagement, You May Want to Use the Following Tips to Improve Your Presentation.
By Kevin Nunley
Do you have a public speaking opportunity coming up?
I'm not talking about keynoting the address in a hall of 10,000. You may just be telling your ideas in a meeting at work or pitching your service to a group of customers.
Here are three easy ways to structure your short talk so it gets the job done.
1. Point Out a Problem and Offer Some Solutions--First explain the problem so people fully understand all its wrinkles. Then go through several solutions showing the advantages and disadvantages of each.2. State Your Belief, Then Give Proof That You're Right--Say something like, "Here's what I think and let me tell your why." Then lay out your proof...1,2,3...etc.
3. Use a Psychological Approach--Get people excited about your idea at the start. Then point out what is wrong with the idea. Show people how things can go sour.
Once you've done all this, step people through solutions which turn the original idea into a good one again.
Once you've outlined the talk, it's time to consider how you'll begin. The hardest part of speaking to a group is starting the talk. Nothing is worse than getting up in front of a crowd to suddenly find you don't have a way to begin.
Here are the top ways to start a talk:
* State an Impressive Fact--For example,... "Almost 85 percent of everyone in this room has suffered from this problem this week" gets the audience's attention. While they are looking stunned and amazed, hit them with more information about your impressive fact.* Ask a Question--This is the classic way to get an audience involved. "How many of you have ever struggled with a confusing tax form?" Something like this will bring on smiles, hands going up, and more than a few who can't wait to hear where you're going with this.
* Tell a Joke--Yup, it's the world's oldest way to start a talk, but it works. Yesterday, I heard an elderly General begin a speech to college students with a lame, poorly-told joke. But it worked. People laughed, the General chuckled, and he was off and running with his discussion.
In addition, you might try memorizing the first minute or two of your talk. This can also help give you an edge when beginning your presentation.
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