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Great Speaking Vol. 3 Number 07
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GREAT SPEAKING
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Vol. 3 Number 7 - April 5, 2001
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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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REBOOT AND KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT by Tom Antion
A typical problem I see with presenters that use Power Point or
other computer based presentations is that they forget to reboot
before the presentation. Many conscientious presenters practice
their presentation just prior to the actual delivery. They use up
many of the computer resources before their presentation and when
the time comes to deliver the program to the audience their
computer crashes.
The other problem I see with computer presentations is that
people don't know their equipment well enough or they are using
the equipment provided by the meeting planner. You must set your
computer so that no screen saver or power savers comes on. You
must know how to get your projector out of sleep mode when the
introducer goes on forever. Sometimes two computers are attached
to the same projector. You must know how to switch between the
two when it's your turn to present. Or you may be switching
between a VCR and a computer.
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2. Advanced Presentation Skills Article
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STORYTELLING TECHNIQUE Part II by Tom Antion
(read Part I at
http://www.antion.com/ezinebackissues2001.htm )
=> Specify the location of a joke or story. If your story takes
place in a restaurant say, "I was at Jerry's Sub Shop in
Rockville, Maryland, the other day." This gives the audience
something concrete to think about, which makes them more involved
mentally.
=> When crafting a story, use people, places, and things the
audience knows. When the audience is familiar with the elements
in your story, they will become even more involved. As soon as
you mention the company cafeteria, their minds race to the
cafeteria to meet you and find out what happens. However, don't
use humor that is too inside. Only a few people will understand
it.
=> Emphasize the adjectives and verbs in your stories to make
them sound more interesting. Try it. Look around where you are
right now and describe anything you want. Really put punch behind
the adjectives and verbs and see how your description comes to
life.
=> Use specific and interesting verbs and adjectives. Say I was
"exhausted," not I was "tired." Say, her head was "nodding and
drooping," not "her head was down."
=> Learn your stories. In a normal speech if you forget the exact
thing you wanted to say, you can improvise and go on. But if you
leave out an important detail in a story or if you accidentally
give away the climax too soon, you have a mess on your hands. I
tell a story at least 30 times in private before I'll test it in
front of an audience.
=> Use true facts from your own life. This makes it easier for
you to tell the story because you lived it and you can learn it
faster too. Also, someone else can't steal your story as easily
if all the facts have to do with your life.
=> Use appropriate emotional language to hook the listener.
=> Construct a humorous story so that it concludes abruptly with
a climactic word. Don't utter another syllable or sound after
this climactic word. You might squelch the laughter you worked so
hard to get.
Exception: Some stories get laughter all along the way. More of
these stories are used by humorists who are expected to be funny
all the time.
=> Work out different lengths of the same story to fit different
time segments. Don't memorize your stories word-for-word. This
way you won't feel forced to say every word, every time you tell
the story. You can change the length of the story easily by
adding or subtracting detail.
Super Trick: Have a quotation ready that makes the same point as
your story. If your time is shortened, you can cut out a story
and replace it with a quote.
=> Slant your story to the intended audience. When telling a
story to a group of executives you would probably want to use
different language and emphasis than if you were telling the same
story to a group of secretaries. Change nonessential elements of
the story to make a better connection.
=> Use terms like Imagine this, Have you ever had an experience
where . . ., Let me take you with me to . . . to draw the
audience into your stories.
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3. HUMOR TECHNIQUE
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4 SOURCES OF 'FOUND' HUMOR TO PUNCH AND IMPACT TO YOUR
PRESENTATION. Part II by John Cantu
Source 3 -- Audience Ad Libs
Next, be aware that lines your audience members ad-lib during
your presentation can often be used again. This is a superb way
of gathering new, yet pre-tested humor. Now, this often works
better for the professional speaker than it does for the
professional performer (comedian, magician, ventriloquist, etc.).
With performers, not always, but all too often the audience
member's line is intended to upset the star or upstage them. And
while that may happen occasionally in a speaking situation, more
often that not, an audience member has simply gotten caught up in
the spirit of things and is participating in a humorous way. As
Antion says in "Wake 'em Up Business Presentations" they are 'in
fun'. And those lines can be pure gold. They are more valuable
than ones that you may ad-lib for three reasons.
1. The line has been created by an audience member and thus is
very likely to reflect your audience's perception of the
material. Therefore the line has a very good chance of being
effective in future presentations.
2. The line has been tried out at no risk to you. I.e., an
audience member delivered the line and if it is considered
unfunny or inappropriate by the audience the audience member gets
the disapproval not you.
3. The line has been approved by the members of your target
market, at no risk to you. I.e., audience members have voiced
their approval with laughter before you ever present the line. 4.
4. You can sometimes simply insert the line in your presentation
somewhere. Other times you might tag the line by saying "Well, in
one of my previous workshops/presentations/speeches one of the
audience members said' and then quote the line.
© 2000 John Cantu, Some material originally appeared in HumorMall
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PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN THE PALM OF THEIR HANDS by Tom Antion
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5. SPEAKER HUMOR
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=> The human brain starts working the moment you are
born and never stops until you stand up to speak in
public. Sir George Jessel
=> A speech should be like a womans skirt: Long
enough to cover the topic, yet short enough to be
interesting. Winston Churchill
=> Whatever kind of look you were going for, you
missed.
=> What does the dentist of the year get?...A little
plaque.
=> I passed my ethics exam. Of course I've cheated.
=> What's the difference between a musician and a
savings bond?
One of them eventually matures and earns money.
Signs That Technology Has Taken Over Your Life:
=> You have never sat through an entire movie without
having at least one device on your body beep or buzz.
=> You sign Christmas cards by putting :-) next to
your signature.
=> The thought that a CD could refer to finance or
music rarely enters your mind.
=> You would rather get more dots per inch than miles
per gallon.
=> You rotate your screen savers more frequently than
your automobile tires.
Accountant Humor (Watch for lots of tax humor next issue)
=> How many accountants does it take to change a light
bulb?
Hmmm....let me run a few numbers and get back to
you...
=> Q: What is the definition of a good tax accountant?
A: Someone who has a loophole named after him.
=> Q: What is the definition of an accountant?
A: Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you
had in a way you don't understand.
=> Q. What is the difference between a football and
Accountant?
A. The football goes farther when you kick it.
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6. USEFUL WEBSITES
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http://www.public-speaking.org 120 free articles on public
speaking.
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of the room table or trade show display.
http://www.magictricks.com/catalog/ online magic catalog
http://www.companysleuth.com/ Free info on publicly traded
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