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GREAT SPEAKING
Circulation 12,019
Vol. 2 Number 12 - September 1, 2000
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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 & NEW IDIOM SECTION
6. Websites for Speakers
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1. Quick Presentation Skills Tip
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TEN "YOU'S" FOR EVERY "I" by Rob Sherman
At a recent meeting of the National Speakers Association, platform
personality Joel Weldon demonstrated what "You Power" is all
about. He actually gave the same speech twice. The first was
peppered with "I's" and it received polite applause. Then he
repeated his address, changing the wording to include "you" as
many times as possible. What a dynamic turnaround! Weldon
received a standing ovation.
Make a transcript of your most recent presentation. Now circle
every "I" and every "you." What is the ratio? If it's not ten to
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2. Advanced Presentation Skills Article
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COLUMBO TECHNIQUE by Tom Antion
Do you remember the soft-spoken, cigar smoking detective on the
hit TV series "Columbo?" Most people do because the show is still
in reruns all over the world and once in a while a new episode
comes out. One of Detective Columbo's trademarks is that he would
start to leave and when he was almost out the door he would stop
and say, "Oh. Just one more thing." The same technique can be used
by speakers (without the cigar).
Here's how the Columbo technique works: Save one of your really
critical points . . . maybe your most important point . . . then
completely leave your subject . . . then use the "Oh. Just one
more thing" technique and deliver your big point.
Until you've tried this out several times, don't try to use this
technique at the end of your speech because people will start
shuffling their materials in anticipation of the talk being over.
This would cause too much distraction for the technique to have
it's full effect.
Begin by using the technique just before a major transition in
your talk. That way you will eliminate the shuffling of papers
problem noted above. When you get comfortable with this, try the
technique before a break. Play with your wording so that you
control the audience. Don't say "Well before we take a break . . .
" This will start them shuffling. Say something like, "That's all
on that topic . . . Oh. and one more thing" . . . then give your
main point. As you get really good at controlling the crowd you
can try this as your closing. Coming back with the main point will
be powerful and memorable.
Oh. Just one more thing . . . .only use this technique ONCE per
presentation. :)
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3. HUMOR TECHNIQUE
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DEFINITIONS
You can use a quick comical definition to liven up a
talk. As always, make sure the word defined is relevant to the
point you are trying to make. Here are some definitions I like:
Banker: A fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is
shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. Mark
Twain (similar quotation by Robert Frost).
You wouldn't use this one if you were talking to bankers, but if
you are a banker talking to nonbankers you could change it thusly:
Some people say that a banker is a person who lends you his
umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it
begins to rain. That is not true. I would lend you my umbrella
anytime at X percent above prime with two points. (Possible
extender line) If you want to borrow MONEY, that's a different
story.
City Life: Millions of people being lonely together. Henry David
Thoreau
Conservative: A man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
Woodrow Wilson
A man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run. Elbert
Hubbard
A man with two perfectly good legs who has never learned to walk.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Death: To stop sinning suddenly. Elbert Hubbard
Jury: Twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
Robert Frost
Radical: A man with both feet planted firmly in the air. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Song: The licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly
or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech. Oliver Herford
Zoo: A place devised for animals to study the habits of human
beings. Oliver Herford
There are literally thousands of these definitions available in
comedy books, quotation books, and books for speakers. In many
cases you will have several to choose from on any given topic. I
probably had at least 20 choices on the subject of conservatism
alone. (Excerpt from "Wake 'em Up Business Presentations")
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5. SPEAKER HUMOR and IDIOMS
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September is National Clock Month
=> Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at
once.
=> If you want everything done yesterday, what will you do
tomorrow?
=> Early to bed and early to rise and you'll meet very few of our
best people. -- George Ade
=> To reduce stress you must avoid excitement . . . Spend more
time with your spouse. -- Bob Orben
=> I made this speech longer because I didn't have time to make it
shorter.
=> The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
-- Sam Ogden.
=> There is never enough time . . . unless you are serving it.
=> Time wounds all heels. -- Jane Ace
=> The only time I am conscious of the time is when I'm on time.
Then I am frankly astonished. -- George Sava
=> So little time and so little to do.
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Definition: An Idiom is a group of words that taken together has
little, often nothing to do with the meanings of the words taken
one by one.
Example: "let the cat out of the bag" means to reveal a secret.
Today the phrase has nothing to do with a cat or a bag, but
hundreds of years ago it did.
Centuries ago in England you might have bought a costly pig at the
farmer's market. If the merchant was dishonest he might put a
worthless cat in the bag instead of a piglet. You might not find
out about it until you got home and "let the cat out of the bag."
HERE'S ANOTHER:
"Apple of your eye"
Meaning: Greatly loved, treasured and adored.
Age: Since Biblical times
Origin: Ancient people thought the pupil of the eye was solid and
shaped like an apple. The pupil was precious because without it
you
couldn't see.
SOURCE: "Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms" by Marvin Terban
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