How Well do You Speak?
by Sandra Schrift
How Well do You Speak?
The ability to speak well can enhance your career, clinch a
sale, sell apoint of view and increase your business productivity.
1.The most important objective of any speaker is to appear
credible and knowledgeable about their subject. Speak to your audience as
if you were having a conversation.
2.Grab the audience's attention in the first few minutes
with a question, startling comment, inspiring story, a funny experience. This
will help you connect immediately with everyone and reduce the tension.
Stay away from jokes!
3.Reduce your nervousness by taking several deep breaths
immediately before you are introduced. And for you chocoholics, eat some
chocolate to relax your vocal chords.
4.When making a presentation, look at one person long enough
to deliver one complete thought, then move to another individual and repeat
the process. Everyone else in the audience will also feel attended to.
5.Use visual aids to increase audience retention of your
message. But NEVER become a master of ceremonies to your overheads.
6.Avoid the # one mistake in the speaking business.failing
to check your audio-visual equipment before your presentation. Show up
early to check out the sound system and any other equipment you will be using.
7.Personal benefits from acquiring excellent speaking skills
include: more self-confidence, becoming more persuasive and evolving into
a magnetic or dynamic speaker.
COPYRIGHT: @2004 by Sandra Schrift. All rights reserved
Sandra Schrift 13 year speaker bureau owner and now career
coach to emerging and veteran public speakers who want to
"grow" a profitable speaking business. I also work with
business professionals and organizations who want to
master their presentations.
To find out How to Become a Highly Paid Professional
Speaker, go to http://www.schrift.com/ProfessionalSpeaker/
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