Why you NEVER want to read your speech!
I want you to try something for me next time you’re alone. Stand up and hold a book at waist height and read it out loud. Listen to what happens to your voice. When you lower your head your voice gets squashed and vocal variety is reduced. It’s also harder for people...
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Question: What do all these movie quotes have in common? • “Hasta la vista, Baby.” • “I’m king of the world!” • “May the force be with you” • “You can’t handle the truth!” • “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” • “I want to be alone.” • “After all,...
So, you need to write a speech… (Where do you start?)
In the word of Maria from the The Sound of Music: “Let’s start from the very beginning, a very good place to start. When you read you begin with abc, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi…” When you prepare a presentation you begin with an objective. It is a simple...
Make your stats sing!
Maybe it is just me, but I start to hyperventilate when I see a wall of numbers. I then experience a rapid slide into narcolepsy when they say “Oh, the text is a little small… you may not be able to see this at the back.” If you are numerically impaired like me, this...
Ahhhh Charisma!
I know I have said it before many times: ‘People buy from people that they like, know and trust’ and here’s the thing – we all sell! Every time we speak we are saying “Listen to me, believe me, and please, do as I suggest”. Studies show the more charismatic you are,...
Sharon Ferrier, through her business ‘Persuasive Presentations’ consults to organisations and individuals who have a need to improve their communication, presentation skills and confidence in public speaking.