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How to be a Great Speaker without Using PowerPoint
RESEARCH YOUR AUDIENCE It amazes me how some speakers will show
up for a speaking engagement and really not know anything about
the audience they are speaking to. Many speakers just get lazy
and feel that their message is so important that anyone would
want to hear it. They couldn't be more wrong. Your core message
may be about the same for everyone, but knowing your audience
will allow you to slant the information so that the audience
feels it was prepared just for them. They will relate much
better to the information and think much more highly of you for
creating something specifically for them. Of course, in many
cases you were only slanting your information, but I won't tell
if you won't.
PRACTICE The only way to look polished while speaking is to
practice. This is one skill you cannot delegate to anyone else.
It is you that is on stage with the microphone and it is you who
will look either great or terrible. You are sadly mistaken and
egotistical if you think the PowerPoint slides that either you
or someone else created will make you a dynamic speaker. There
are specific techniques used to practice that don't take much
time and make you look extremely polished. One of these
techniques is called bits. You practice a short piece of
material over and over again. You don't practice it word for
word, but just talk your way through it. This way you won't
blank out when a distraction happens while you are on stage.
TAKE CARE OF HECKLERS The following is my famous asterisk
technique; I use it to make sure hecklers don't interrupt my
presentation. I get people in the group to identify potential
troublemakers BEFORE I get to the event. I phone these people
and interview them to give them the attention they are craving.
I then mention their names during the speech. This virtually
eliminates the chance they will give me a hard time because I am
praising one of their opinions. This works really well but don't
mention their names exclusively or the rest of the audience that
knows these people are trouble may think that you are just as
bad. Mention a wide variety of people in the audience. Just make
sure the bad ones are included which normally keeps them at bay.
USE EMOTIONAL LANGUAGE Boring old facts rarely move people to
action. Learning to use words that evoke emotions in people will
make a much greater impact when you speak. There are many
emotions you can trigger in the audience just by your choice of
words. Happiness, anger, sadness, nostalgia are just a few.
Knowing your purpose for being in front of the group helps you
to pick which emotions you want to tap. When your purpose is
known, choosing words to get the desired emotional response is
much easier. For instance, if you wanted to take someone back to
a childhood experience you might say, "Do you remember when
someone did something bad at school and the teacher smacked the
yardstick on her desk?" The word Phrase "smacked the yardstick"
would evoke an emotional response that many adults can relate
to. A younger group may not relate to this phrase since corporal
punishment has all but disappeared from schools. You must pick
the words that would mean something to your audience.
REVEAL YOURSELF Some people have trouble implementing this idea
because they like to remain aloof and private. This will hurt
their chances of making a good connection with people in the
audience. You certainly don't have to reveal your deepest
darkest secrets when on stage, but you certainly could tell
someone how much you like horses, or how you love to cook . .
.anything that will give them a glimpse into the real you will
give you a better chance of connecting with them and getting
them to listen to you.
USE PROPS A prop is worth a thousand words. People can really
anchor a thought in their minds when it is connected to an
object that relates to the point you are trying to make. You
could use large, small, funny or serious props. Always relate
the prop
to the point you are trying to make and make sure the
audience can see it. Sometimes you'll want to hide the prop so
people don't wonder what it is until you are ready to present it.
USE HUMOR Even Shakespeare used humor in the middle of the
tragedies he wrote. Humor is a powerful and effective tool that
gives the audience's mind a chance to breath in the face of
heavy material. It also makes you more likable and fun to listen
to. Humor is also much more likely to make your information more
memorable. You don't have to be a stand up comedian to use humor
in speeches and presentations, and you don't have to tell jokes
either. There are many ways to add humor that don't require any
skill at all. You can show funny visuals, tell stories, or read
from books or periodicals. Just like with props, make sue your
humor relates to the point you are trying to make and you will
be much more successful. Each issue of "Great Speaking" has
about 20 pieces of humor you can use during speeches.
MOVE 'EM TO ACTION If you are going to bother taking up people's
time to speak to them, don't you think it would be a good idea
to get them to do something positive because of your
presentation? Even if they do something negative, it's still
better than doing nothing because they will at least get a
chance to learn something from their mistake. Regardless of the
size of your ego, the reality is that you are there for them,
not the other way around....I'm all for you building up your
reputation, but if you go into your speech thinking it's all for
you, it will show and you probably won't do as well as you would
have had you concentrated on the needs of the audience more.
BRING SOLUTIONS One of the best ways to make sure the audience
loves you is to bring solutions to their problems. If you have
done a thorough job of researching your audience, you already
know what their problems are. It's your job to bring ideas for
them to try. In modern day thinking this is what motivational
speaking is all about. No longer is it good enough to get people
all fired up where they are bouncing off the walls still having
no plan to what they will do with this new found excitement and
motivation. Modern professional motivational speakers bring
solutions and a plan of action, which is in itself motivating to
people.
PAY ATTENTION TO LOGISTICS All the best preparation, practice
and audience research could be ruined if you forget to pay
attention to all the details surrounding a presentation. You
want to know what is happening before you speak, and what is
happening after you speak. How are the people seated? Are they
at round tables where half of them are facing away from you, or
are there no tables at all? What kind of microphone is
appropriate? How big is the screen in the room? Will the people
be drinking alcohol? What is the lighting like? All these items
and many more effect the overall effectiveness of a
presentation. The same exact words delivered with significantly
different logistics could be received in entirely different
ways. You could even go from a fantastic evaluation to a bomb
just because of the way people are seated. It's up to you to
know the differences and how they affect a presentation.
Tom Antion has only used PowerPoint once in all of his speaking
engagements (totally more than 2,500 now!). His techniques have
helped thousands of presenters worldwide make their audiences
say "Wow!" For your free mini-course, go to his website by
following this link: http://www.powerpointstinks.com
About the author:
Tom Antion is a veteran of the public speaking circuit. He has
been paid for more than 2,500 entertaining and informative
presentations. Tom has helped thousands of people to become
highly effective communicators, both through professional 1-on-1
and group sessions. For more information about how he can help
you to becoem a better public speaker, visit his website at
http://www.antion.com
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