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11OctOctober 11, 2011

Low-Energy Speaker? 3 Simple Ways to Rev Yourself Up

Smithsonian via Flickr We've come to the 6th of 7 essential skills of a good speaker in my C.R.I.S.P.E.R formula (see here for the overview article). The 6th skill is energy. When we speak in front of others, we need energy. Not bouncing off the walls, but enough the audience doesn't 'tune out' in front of us, but instead get carried along with our energy. Enough that they can get our message not only through our words, but through how our body and face communicate with them. An audience takes their cue from us. "Life begets life, energy begets energy. It is by spending oneself...

By Sarah DenholmBody Language, business meetings, Delivery, Mindset, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalamplifying speaking energy, audience cues, presenting energy, speaking warm-up routine5 CommentsRead more...

17AugAugust 17, 2011

Practising Your Presentation: Why Don’t You Do It Properly?

Practising your presentation I've learned over my years of experience both as a speaker and a Classical pianist, that fear about an upcoming talk - or concert - is simply telling me to prepare: to get ready for the event. To give you an example: when I was much younger and more foolish, I was booked to give a presentation on the 'art of performing in business' to a management team. I was using PowerPoint for the first time, and turned up to try a foreign laptop in the hour before the actual presentation... I wasn't even familiar with using a laptop! I became more and...

By Sarah DenholmBody Language, Delivery, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalpractising public speaking skills, practising your presentation, procrastinating about practising your presentation, public speaking fear paralysis2 CommentsRead more...

02AugAugust 2, 2011

3 Great Reasons From Neuroscience To Practise Your Presentation

Neurons in the brain: Dr Jonathan Clarke Today's post covers 3 great reasons to practise your presentation, taken from neuro-scientific research. Practice is No. 5 in my C.R.I.S.P.E.R series of good speaking skills (these skills are: being Clear, Relevant, Insightful, Succinct, Practised, Energetic and Respectful - the overview article is here). Reason No. 1: thicker neural pathways create precision and certainty Every time you practise your presentation (indeed, anything: it could be your golf swing, or a piece of music), you're creating a thicker, stronger neural pathway for the subject in your brain, as the bundles of fibres become more dense - they end...

By Sarah DenholmDelivery, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalcontrol when public speaking, David Weiner, neuroscience of public speaking, practising your presentation, prefrontal control public speaking, public speaking practice, public speaking rehearsal, Reality Check What Your Mind Knows But Isn't Telling You, speaking lizard brain, Steven Dworkin5 CommentsRead more...

25JunJune 25, 2011

The Essential Speaking Skill of Clarity

Eyetest - Jeroen van Oostrom In my article last week I gave you an overview of 7 Skills of Every Good Speaker, from which I've created the acronym C.R.I.S.P.E.R (clear, relevant, insightful, succinct, practised, energetic, respectful). Here's my take on the first skill: clarity. On finishing reading a book: "confused, but in a more profound way" - Lily Tomlin Isn't this a great quote? Too many speakers leave audiences feeling this way. If you're speaking, and not completely clear in your own mind about your core message and sub-points, and you don't deliver them in a logical order, your audience will be confused. Here are some...

By Sarah Denholmcontent, Delivery, Mindset, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Structurecore message, editing your talks, Lily Tomlin, practise out loud, verbal transitions1 CommentRead more...

19JunJune 19, 2011

7 Skills of Every Good Speaker

I’m going to write a series of articles on skills that every good speaker possesses: today’s article is an overview, and I’ll devote an article to each individual skill in the coming weeks. I would be fairly certain that even if you think you’re not a good speaker, when you read the list below you’ll find that you already exhibit one or more of these essential qualities when you speak to groups. The 7 skills make the acronym C.R.I.S.P.E.R: Clear Relevant Insightful Succinct Practiced Energetic Respectful Let’s very briefly look at each one in turn: Clear – if you’re even slightly vague...

By Sarah DenholmAudience Management, Delivery, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, StructureConfessions of A Public Speaker, core message, practice, respect audience, Scott Berkun, speaker skills9 CommentsRead more...