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Will Joaquin Phoenix act normal upon his return to Letterman?
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Body Language, Social Media, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Student Speak, Technology, Video, Voice, Workplace on September 14, 2010
How do I connect with my audience?
Posted by TJ Walker in Help, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, publishing, Sales and Marketing, Sermons, Social Media, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, speech writing, Story Telling, Student Speak, Video, Workplace on September 14, 2010
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Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web
Posted by TJ Walker in CEOs/Financial, Communications, Government & Politics, Great Lectures, News, Sales and Marketing, Student Speak, Workplace on August 10, 2010
by Tech Crunch
“Five years from now on the web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world,” Gates said
The perfect Way to begin your speech
Posted by TJ Walker in Communications, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Help, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Speaking Competition, Student Speak, Video on July 22, 2010
Video: Scott Ginsberg, the Hello my name is guy, gives great tips on how to start a speech here.
Should I Conduct a Question-and-Answer Session? If so, how?
Posted by TJ Walker in Public Speaking Skills, Student Speak on May 5, 2010
Yes, you should always give people the option of asking you questions, unless there are strict time restraints that prohibit you from doing so. Most presenters find question-and-answer time easier than delivering a prepared presentation, so you might even find you are more relaxed during this part of your presentation. Audiences also typically enjoy question time more because it allows them the opportunity to participate.
Make no mistake about it: your audience sees your ability to answer questions as a big part of your overall presentation. You need to let people ask you questions, and you need to seem happy about their doing so. Movie stars like Tom Cruise or disgraced politicians can get away with refusing questions, but you can’t; so don’t even try.
What is the Best Way to Handle Nerves? How do I handle pre-speech jitters?
Posted by TJ Walker in Fear of Speaking, Keynote Speaking, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Sales and Marketing, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, Student Speak, Uncategorized on January 17, 2010
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “How To Give a Pretty Good Presentation” (Wiley 2010)
What is the Best Way to Handle Nerves? How do I handle pre-speech jitters?
It makes sense for most people to be nervous before giving a presentation. Most people give boring presentations and why should you be better than most? OK, I know I’m being depressing, but I’m just being realistic. It actually is quite rational to be nervous before a presentation. But the main reason most people are nervous before a presentation is fear of the unknown. If you haven’t actually seen yourself give your presentation, then you don’t know what you are presenting to the outside world. After all, a presentation is not what is on a PowerPoint slide or a chart, a presentation is you standing or sitting in front of people and you are talking. If you haven’t seen yourself on video giving your talk that means that the rough draft of your presentation is the one you give to your final intended audience. Ugh! Rough drafts are usually rough by definition—so it makes sense to be nervous if you are going to wing it in front of people.
Here is the rough draft for the intro for my new book on public speaking
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, Great Lectures, Keynote Speaking, Meeting Planners, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, Story Telling, Student Speak, Workplace on November 3, 2009
How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation
Introduction
Shortly after my book “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations” went to #1 on the USA Today Bestseller list, I received a call from an editor. “Hey TJ, congrats on the book, but what about all the people who don’t want to give a “Foolproof Presentation?”
I said “What?”
International media coverage of Jess Todtfeld and TJ Walkers world record attempt
Posted by TJ Walker in Authors Corner, Body Language, Crisis Communications, Fear of Speaking, Foreign Languages, Keynote Speaking, Media Training, Pitching, Politics, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Social Speaking, Story Telling, Student Speak, Uncategorized, Voice on June 1, 2009
TJ Walker Promotional Video
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, CEOs/Financial, Debate Central, Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Humor, Media Training, Meeting Planners, Pitching, Politics, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Speaking Competition, Story Telling, Student Speak, Training Community, Uncategorized, Voice, Workplace on May 27, 2009
How will I know if my speech “worked?”
Posted by TJ Walker in Keynote Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speaking Competition, Student Speak on March 13, 2008
The following comes from TJ Walker’s upcoming book “The Wisdom of Your Audienceâ€. Consistently, the worst advice speakers and presenters get, comes from everyone who is NOT your audience. The following gives examples of some of the WORST advice people are often given. It is followed by the advice of your audience. Listen to them. They are your true judge and jury.
How will I know if my speech “worked?â€
Zardari shows poise in first speech and press conference
Posted by TJ Walker in Government & Politics, Politics, Student Speak on December 31, 2007
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Benazir Bhutto, vividly demonstratives that you don’t have to be experienced, old and wizened to be a confident and compelling public speaker. Zardari is all of 19 years old; he’s just seen his mother’s brains splattered across his TV set, and yet at his introductory press conference (watch here) he comes across as poised, confident, and as a strong leader. I’m not suggesting that one good press conference appearance is enough to make him the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, but his initial performance in front of the camera will do much to solidify a positive image for him in his country and around the world. If you watch the first 30 seconds of this video, please note the volume and energy in his voice are powerful, his quoting of his own mother is memorable, and the emotion and absoluteness of his comments guarantee great sound bites. Something tells me he has a bright future ahead.
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