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Great Speaking Vol. 1 Number 17
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GREAT SPEAKING
Circulation 7773
Vol. 1 Number 17 - September 9, 1999
Publisher: Tom Antion mailto:tomAntion@aol.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Quick Presentation Skills Tip
2. Advanced Presentation Skills Article
(Beginners should read this too)
3. Humor Technique Series
4. Speaker Marketing Tip
5. Speaker Humor
6. Websites for Speakers
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1. Quick Presentation Skills Tip
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MAKE EM WONDER by Tom Antion
I suppose most of my readers know by now that I push the
limits most of the time to make sure my audience stays awake.
It should be no surprise to you then that I will attack another
common old style snoozer technique (and I know I will get
letters from educational theory folks, but that is OK) . . . that is,
telling the participants what you are going to cover during your
presentation. I say let em figure it out as you go. If they think
they know where you are going, then it is easy for them to "zone out"
since they "think" they know what you are going to say. The way
I do it is to make them wonder, "What in the heck is he going to
do next?," which forces them to stay alert to find out.
*** Tom's Upcoming National Speakers Association Appearances***
=> Sept. 11, Heart of Texas "HOT" Chapter, Austin, Texas
Plus special Sunday workshop
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Worldwide National Speakers Association affiliates contact
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chapter events and three National events for the
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honored to visit your country or chapter.
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2. Advanced Presentation Skills Article
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FIGHT AGAINST THE TELEPROMPTER by Tom Antion
I am working with a client that has a big yearly event coming up.
They are planning all the staging and hoopla to go along with the event.
One item they are including is a teleprompter for the general sessions.
WHOA NELLIE!! Hold your horses! Not only are they putting
non-professional presenters in a foreign setting of a big stage,
they are asking them to master a very difficult new skill at the
same time. I am a member of the radio and television actors union
and I take classes when I can on various performance techniques.
I have taken the teleprompter class several times because using a
teleprompter is not easy to do well. You would think that it is
because your speech is right there for you to look at, but believe me it is not.
You can see inexperienced teleprompter users all the time on TV.
Their heads oscillate back and forth mechanically to look at each
teleprompter screen as they stand glued to the lectern. They very
seldom connect well with the audience. Then we take it to the
next level where floor mounted monitors are used so the presenter
can move about the stage. I have seen them trip, fall down and
generally make laughing stocks of themselves with their eyes
glued to the monitors instead of where they are walking.
Unless there was some legal ramifications that dictate exact
wording during a live audience speech, even with my experience
level, I would avoid teleprompters. For non-professional presenters,
a much better performance would come from lots of practice,
so I say, save the money on the teleprompters and get some good coaching.
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3. HUMOR TECHNIQUE
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THE PEP RALLY by Lola Gillebaard
As humorists, we must remove the work anxieties from
the minds of the audience by what I call a pep rally. Some
would call it a warm-up for your program, much like a
comedienne does for the star at the comedy store. In other
words, put some really funny material at the beginning and get
them involved, not individually, but as a group. For example,
at one presentation I had the audience shout together loudly . . .
"You know you're getting older when . . ." We practiced it
until they were really loud and then I gave 12 zingers to
complete the sentence. The audience was mine when we
finished this exercise.
(Re: Wake em Up Business Presentations Chapter 19 "Tips for Women Presenters")
Lola Gillebaard is a professional speaker based in
Laguna Beach, California. She is a past president of the
Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Her one woman show "Life's Funny That Way" has received rave
reviews nationwide. She is also a recipient of the Readers Digest
Writers award. mailto:gillebaard@aol.com
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TELESEMINARS REVISITED by Tom Antion
In issue 15 (back issues at http://www.antion.com/ezinebackissues.htm )
I told you that I was going to offer a few TeleSeminars and
report to you on how it went. Well, as I usually do, I jumped
right in, got a coach (Judy Sabah mailto:sabahcoach@aol.com )
and figured out how to do it.
Here are the results: The first one, "How to Make Your
Speaker Website Kick" was 90% full and resulted in 3 video
system sales (http://www.antion.com/speakervideo.htm )
The seminar was taped with brisk audiotranscript sales for
the two hour set.
The second and third TeleSeminars, "How to Create and
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Development & 5 Cool, Kickin, Speaker Marketing Techniques"
were immediate sellouts and resulted in another 5 video systems
sold and very brisk sales of the audiotranscripts.
Audiotranscript sales were so good that I had a Telex tape
duplicator FedExed so I could get all the tapes out fast. I also
have three new products in a seven day period as a result of the
seminars. AND I also have a new theme (read theme article Issue 12)
"The Wake 'em Up Kick Series of Audiotranscripts."
This medium has tremendous potential for spreading your
message and making money without getting on an airplane.
To make it work you need to lay the groundwork for getting
seminar attendees. My Electronic magazine made it easy for
me to get the word out. A colleague of mine Anita Paul already
has a following in the court reporting industry. She has people
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TeleSeminars will be a way for her to reach her market in a cost
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Next one is Tuesday, September 14, 1999
"Kick Start Your Media Marketing: How to Get Clients
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5. SPEAKER HUMOR
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=> As a public speaker I was a cyclone. That is a vacuum surrounded by high winds.
=> I'll be brief. I'm sure you all want to get back to your I love Lucy reruns.
=> He's really great to work for. I named my first ulcer after him.
=> Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
=> If you're living on the edge, make sure you're wearing your seatbelt.
=> Pay as you go, but not if you intend to go for good . . . James Roche
=> A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea . . .Jules Renard
=> In national affairs a million is only a drop in the budget . . . Burton Rascoe
=> People will buy anything that is one to a customer . . .Sinclair Lewis
=> He looked at me as if I was the side dish he hadn*t ordered . . . Ring Lardner
=> The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs . . . Alphonse
de Lamartine
=> I never made a mistake in my life; at least one I couldn*t explain away afterward. . . Rudyard
Kipling
=> I like work; it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours. . . Jerome K. Jerome
=> If I were a gravedigger there are some people I could work for with a great deal of pleasure . .
.Douglas Jerrold
=> You will not skid if you stay in a rut. . .Kin Hubbard
=> He must have had a magnificent build before his stomach went in for a career of it*s own. . .
Margaret Halsey
=> I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer for my friends that exercise . . .Chauncey Depew
=> An atheist is a man with no invisible means of support . . . John Buchan
=> Every crowd has a silver lining . . .P.T. Barnum
=> All of the animals except man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. . . Samuel
Butler
Lot's more FREE speaker humor at
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6. USEFUL WEBSITES
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http://www.tripprep.com/index.html Travel Health Online:
International travelers can find current health information about
worldwide destinations. Country profiles include immunization
requirements, disease risk, medical facilities, embassy locations,
and U.S. Dept. of State advisories.
http://www.law.com/ Legal Resources: Big selection of self-help
info. How to avoid travel scams, complete business section and more.
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