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Using Video to Introduce a Public Speaker
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, CEOs/Financial, Humor, Keynote Speaking, Public Speaking Skills on January 9, 2008
Here is a great video used to introduce bill Gates before his last keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show. The video is funny and well done. But I feel it should come with a warning: Don’t try this at home kids! Why? Because it is extraordinarily time-consuming and expensive to put together a video like this. My advice? Most speakers are better off coming up with an interesting speech rather than getting lost in the details of editing a video. So if you have the resources of Microsoft behind you and you are good friends with international celebrities like Gates, then go for the fancy videos. If not, think twice before going to these lengths.
Is Your Next Speech a Media Event?
Posted by TJ Walker in CEOs/Financial, Keynote Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Technology on January 7, 2008
If you hold an interesting position in yhour industry or are high profile in any way, you must keep in mind that any audience you speak to these days may be filled with bloggers. And these bloggers may be commenting on your speech. So just because you don’t see TV cameras in the audience or people with “press” hats on, doesn’t mean that your comments are somehow off the record–they aren’t. Everything you say must be considered through this prisim: How do I feel if this is quoted on a web site that has a million ivsitiorslooking at it during the next two years?
How common is it for speeches to be blogged about today: Here’s just a partial list of people who blogged about Bill Gates’ Speech at the CES yesterday.
Bill Gates Last CES keynote
Posted by TJ Walker in Audio/Video Technology, CEOs/Financial, Technology on January 5, 2008
Bill Gates is giving his last keynote address to the Consumer Electronics Show tomorrow. Here’s where you can watch it live.
Gates is due to start his departing speech at 6.30pm US Pacific Standard Time, so start streaming early to avoid missing out. Here are your streaming options.
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