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- The End is the Beginning - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2004 from Stephen BoydAllowing the audience to ask questions after your presentation is an excellent way to reinforce your message and to continue to sell your ideas. In addition, because listeners can ask for clarification, audience members are less likely to leave your presentation with misconceptions about the ...
Views: 1378 - The Presentation After the Presentation - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2004 from Stephen BoydAllowing the audience to ask questions after your presentation is an excellent way to reinforce your message and to continue to sell your ideas. In addition, because listeners can ask for clarification, audience members are less likely to leave your presentation with misconceptions about the ...
Views: 1619 - Incorporate Humor in Your Next Speech - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2004 from Stephen BoydSome speakers say, “I could never use humor in my speech; I just don’t feel comfortable with it.” I believe that anyone can use humor and that it is a valuable tool in speaking. Appropriate humor relaxes an audience and makes it feel more comfortable with you as the speaker; humor can bring ...
Views: 1228 - After the Speech - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2004 from Stephen BoydUsually the emphasis on making an effective speech is what you do in preparation before the presentation begins. But if you speak very much, what you do after the speech can help you become a more effective speaker. As soon as possible after the speech, write down impressions of how you felt ...
Views: 1298 - Improve Your Listening Immediately! - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2004 from Stephen BoydWe are good at talking, but we have trouble listening. One sage said, “The only reason we listen is because we know we get to talk next.” Here are some tips that can change your listening behavior now. Names! First, repeat a person’s name when you first meet him or her. This will make you ...
Views: 1167(1 vote) - Ethics in Speaking: A Practical Point of View - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2004 from Stephen BoydOften managers have to deliver presentations with unpleasant content. The vice president has to announce that there is a hiring freeze or a downsizing. The human resource director speaks to the employees about a benefits package with fewer benefits. Because executives are often speaking in ...
Views: 1269 - Be Brief! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2004 from Stephen BoydCenturies ago great speakers often spoke two hours and more. But today when sound bytes on television news are the norm and serious problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers that get their points across in a short period of time. In a ...
Views: 1212 - A Short Guide to Effective Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2004 from Stephen BoydDelivering an effective presentation to 20 or to 200 people is difficult. Because listeners have better access to information since the internet became commonplace, audiences expect more content from speakers today. In addition, because of the entertainment slant of most media today, audiences ...
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