Delivery will need just as much attention as your PowerPoint and content. Here are some of the common myths on how to be more eloquent when presenting and how to correct these. - We published this infographic originally as a Gifographic, go take a look at it https://24slides.com/blog/gifographic-5-myths-to-be-more-eloquent/

1. ELOQUENCE
IS USING JARGON
Speaking in jargon only
makes you appear less
truthful and more
pretentious
7%
of how others
think about us is
based on the
words we use
THE MORE YOU TALK,
THE MORE ELOQUENT
YOU SOUND
Effective communica-
tion is a two-way
process. It includes
active listening
Listening is
undervalued. Of the
450 WPM we listen to,
only an average of
17-25% is retained
17-25%
ELOQUENCE IS ALL
ABOUT VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Nonverbal communica-
tion (tone, gestures,
timing and mannerisms)
is equally vital
of people's
judgements of
others are based on
non-verbal input
93%93%
No one was instantly
born with a gifted
vocabulary
ELOQUENCE
IS BORN, NOT MADE
Malcolm Gladwell-
“it takes 10,000 hours
of practice to master
a field”. That’s about
40 hours per week
over 5 years
10.000
HOURS
SPEAKING FASTER
MAKES YOU MORE
ELOQUENT
Talking too fast
makes people see
through your
nervousness
A speed of about
3.5 words per second
is ideal, as a study
has found3.5WPS
ON HOW TO BE
MORE ELOQUENT
DURING PRESENTATION
MYTHS5
A GIFOGRAPHIC BY
http://www.businessinsider.com/20-ways-to-nail-a-good-first-impression-2010-12?op=1#ixzz3QC6k0hqF
https://www.creditdonkey.com/listening-statistics.html
http://www.wisdomgroup.com/blog/10000-hours-of-practice/
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/20/want-to-be-heard-try-changing-the-way-you-talk/
A GIFOGRAPHIC BY
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