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13 INSIDER TIPS
FOR YOUR NEXT SPEAKING EVENT
However, it doesn’t
have to be that way.
Powerful communication
Is a skill that can be
learnt.
Giving a speech can
be a daunting experience.
Our expert panel shares their
advice and insider tips, to help
you become the confident
speaker you want to be.
IT IS NOT YOUR WORDS
BUT YOUR INTENTION
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
THAT WILL CREATE THE
SYNERGY BETWEENYOU
AND YOUR AUDIENCE.
AUTHENTICITY IS KEY.
Sylvie Stanley
AVOID THE THREE MOST COMMON
TRAPS: TOO MUCH, TOO FAST AND
TOO APOLOGETIC.
THINK INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU’LL SAY
AND WHY YOU’RE SAYING IT! THIS
FOCUSES YOU ON THE AUDIENCE.
Cyndi Maxey
I LIKE
TO RECORD A
PRACTICE SESSION
OF MY PRESENTATION
WELL IN ADVANCE OF
THE ENGAGEMENT AND
PLAY IT IN THE CAR
WHILE I AM DRIVING.
I REALLY SOAK IT IN.
Dianne Morr
USE
THE HUMAN
ELEMENT TO
CONNECT WITH YOUR
AUDIENCE. THAT’S THE
PERFECT FOUNDATION
FOR INSPIRING CHANGE
AND NEW IDEAS.
Emily Hubbell
ONLY SPEAK ABOUT
THINGS YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN.
YOUR PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM
WILL COME THROUGH AND
ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE,
EVEN IF YOU MESS UP ON SOME OF
THE PUBLIC SPEAKING ‘RULES’.
Linda Williams
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
GOING TO SAY BEFORE
YOU START SPEAKING.
START STRONG,
END STRONG AND
MAKE SURE THE MIDDLE
PART IS REALLY GOOD.
Ric Newell
BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ON:
1. WHO YOUR AUDIENCE IS
2. WHAT THEY WANT AND/OR
NEED TO HEAR/KNOW/LEARN.
Jeremy Thorn
REMEMBER
THAT YOU AND YOUR
MESSAGE ARE A GIFT
FOR THE AUDIENCE. BE
MINDFUL OF YOUR
REASON FOR STANDING IN
FRONT OF YOUR
AUDIENCE.
IT IS ABOUT THEM.
Pauline Duncan-Thrasher
ONCE
YOU REALLY
KNOW YOUR
TOPIC AND HAVE
PRACTISED, THEN WHEN
YOU START, CONCENTRATE
ON THE AUDIENCE REACTION
AND
BUILD ON IT WITHIN
YOUR TOPIC.Richard L. Mann
ENGAGE YOUR
AUDIENCE EARLY AND OFTEN.
ENGAGEMENT COMES
THROUGH MEANINGFUL STORIES,
ASKING QUESTIONS, POLLING IN
REAL TIME, OR EVEN
BEING FUNNY.
Joyce Gioia
BRIEFLY TELL YOUR
AUDIENCE WHAT YOU
ARE GOING TO TELL
THEM, TELL THEM, AND
THEN WRAP IT UP BY
BRIEFLY TELLING THEM
WHAT YOU JUST
TOLD THEM.
Rosanne Van Heertum
MINGLE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
BEFORE YOUR SPEECH.
GET TO KNOW A COUPLE OF NAMES.
YOU THEN HAVE ‘FRIENDS’
WATCHING YOU.
Louise Cahill
BE PREPARED
FOR ANYTHING AND
EVEN IF YOU SEND YOUR
PRESENTATION TO THE
EVENT MANAGER BEFORE
THE
EVENT, BRING A COPY
WITH YOU JUST
IN CASE.
Fred Felton
It also requires researching your
audience, rehearsing your
presentation and investigating
your venue.
Preparing for a presentation
is not just about writing a
speech.
Only then will you be able to
present your topic and
yourself in the best possible
way at your next speaking
event.
JOIN US!
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13 Insider Tips For Your Next Speaking Event

  • 1. 13 INSIDER TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT SPEAKING EVENT
  • 2. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Powerful communication Is a skill that can be learnt. Giving a speech can be a daunting experience.
  • 3. Our expert panel shares their advice and insider tips, to help you become the confident speaker you want to be.
  • 4. IT IS NOT YOUR WORDS BUT YOUR INTENTION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THAT WILL CREATE THE SYNERGY BETWEENYOU AND YOUR AUDIENCE. AUTHENTICITY IS KEY. Sylvie Stanley
  • 5. AVOID THE THREE MOST COMMON TRAPS: TOO MUCH, TOO FAST AND TOO APOLOGETIC. THINK INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU’LL SAY AND WHY YOU’RE SAYING IT! THIS FOCUSES YOU ON THE AUDIENCE. Cyndi Maxey
  • 6. I LIKE TO RECORD A PRACTICE SESSION OF MY PRESENTATION WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ENGAGEMENT AND PLAY IT IN THE CAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. I REALLY SOAK IT IN. Dianne Morr
  • 7. USE THE HUMAN ELEMENT TO CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. THAT’S THE PERFECT FOUNDATION FOR INSPIRING CHANGE AND NEW IDEAS. Emily Hubbell
  • 8. ONLY SPEAK ABOUT THINGS YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN. YOUR PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM WILL COME THROUGH AND ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE, EVEN IF YOU MESS UP ON SOME OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKING ‘RULES’. Linda Williams
  • 9. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING. START STRONG, END STRONG AND MAKE SURE THE MIDDLE PART IS REALLY GOOD. Ric Newell
  • 10. BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ON: 1. WHO YOUR AUDIENCE IS 2. WHAT THEY WANT AND/OR NEED TO HEAR/KNOW/LEARN. Jeremy Thorn
  • 11. REMEMBER THAT YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE ARE A GIFT FOR THE AUDIENCE. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR REASON FOR STANDING IN FRONT OF YOUR AUDIENCE. IT IS ABOUT THEM. Pauline Duncan-Thrasher
  • 12. ONCE YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR TOPIC AND HAVE PRACTISED, THEN WHEN YOU START, CONCENTRATE ON THE AUDIENCE REACTION AND BUILD ON IT WITHIN YOUR TOPIC.Richard L. Mann
  • 13. ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE EARLY AND OFTEN. ENGAGEMENT COMES THROUGH MEANINGFUL STORIES, ASKING QUESTIONS, POLLING IN REAL TIME, OR EVEN BEING FUNNY. Joyce Gioia
  • 14. BRIEFLY TELL YOUR AUDIENCE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL THEM, TELL THEM, AND THEN WRAP IT UP BY BRIEFLY TELLING THEM WHAT YOU JUST TOLD THEM. Rosanne Van Heertum
  • 15. MINGLE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE BEFORE YOUR SPEECH. GET TO KNOW A COUPLE OF NAMES. YOU THEN HAVE ‘FRIENDS’ WATCHING YOU. Louise Cahill
  • 16. BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING AND EVEN IF YOU SEND YOUR PRESENTATION TO THE EVENT MANAGER BEFORE THE EVENT, BRING A COPY WITH YOU JUST IN CASE. Fred Felton
  • 17. It also requires researching your audience, rehearsing your presentation and investigating your venue. Preparing for a presentation is not just about writing a speech.
  • 18. Only then will you be able to present your topic and yourself in the best possible way at your next speaking event.
  • 19. JOIN US! Subscribe to our newsletter for free resources, tips and exclusive offers.
  • 20. LET’S GET SOCIAL Business Communication Skills. Infinite Possibilities. Endless Opportunities.