From ‘How To Talk So People Listen’, by Sonya Hamlin
The number-one guidelines for planning and presenting Business Communications:
- Audiences need to visualize your ideas to bring clarity, interest, and credibility to them.
- You must be challenging, interesting, surprising, alive, energized, and original to get and hold the audience’s attention today.
- You need to involve your audience and interact with them to keep them with you.
Sonya Hamlin’s advice meshes well with that of Philip Theibert and the advice of the Heath brothers, Chip & Dan.
So, from now on, every time I create a new presentation I will refer to the following 3 Thought Posts:
- How to Give a Damn Good Speech – Philip Theibert
- Sticky SUCCESs – Chip Heath & Dan Heath
- More Suggestions for Compelling Presentations [this Thought Post]
And, at least once a quarter, I will revisit the compilation of advice from Dale Carnegie, Peter Urs Bender, and Stephanie Palmer contained in Compelling Presentations.
Footnote:
Why improve your public speaking skills?
Brian Tracy provides lots of good reasons…
- You will attract the attention of people who can help you
- New doors will open for you
- You will feel more confident
- You will increase your self-esteem
- You will be given opportunities to use your developing skills at higher and higher levels
Reader comments (2)
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rick baker ·
How to construct a public presentation... The 'PREP Formula' P Point - state a Point of View or Idea R Reason - explain the reaons you hold that Point of View or Idea E Example - give an example to illustrate/validate/prove your Point P Point - restate your Point of View or Idea Brian Tracy 'Speak to Win', (2008)
Rick Baker's Thoughts ·
More Suggestions for Compelling Presentations More Suggestions for Compelling Presentations