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Final Speaking Tips – Be interesting
Posted by TJ Walker in Uncategorized on January 13, 2010
I’m often asked, “TJ any final tips for me? I have to give a presentation tomorrow and I still don’t know exactly what to say or what I am going to do.”
If you want to give a pretty good presentation, the answer is simple: just make sure you have one interesting idea in your presentation. You may be thinking “that’s ridiculous! I have dozens and dozens of ideas, facts and numbers in my presentation.” Yes, but how many of them are interesting, significant or memorable?
10 Public speaking Do’s and Don’ts (what bugs the audience? Disasters?)
Posted by TJ Walker in Body Language, Fear of Speaking, Keynote Speaking, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Social Speaking, Speaking Competition, Story Telling, Technology on January 12, 2010
Do the following:
1. Be interesting.
2. Be passionate.
3. Tell stories.
4. Tell examples.
5. Tell case studies.
6. Look at the audience.
7. Let people ask questions anytime.
8. Tell people why they should give a da*&!
9. Move your head, hands and body.
10. Finish on time (or early)
DON’T do the following:
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?”
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