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Great Speaking Vol. 2 Number 07
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GREAT SPEAKING
Circulation 10,254
Vol. 2 Number 7 - April 27, 2000
Publisher: Tom Antion 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
7. Tech Tip with Mike Rounds
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1. Quick Presentation Skills Tip
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BE CAREFUL by Tom Antion
I was doing an event for 3200 people in California and it
was a really big deal. I had a two stage managers with a
headset counting down 30 seconds till show time, a personal
assistant and complete video crew for tape and image projection.
Everything was hustle and bustle and rush, rush, rush. I had
another bunch of assistant who, on cue, were going to distribute
plastic glow stars so the whole room would be lit with the
stars for the grande finale where I had blacked out the room.
The entire production went off without a hitch. People had a
great time. Afterwards I was busy shining my halo . . . .until
the production company head came up to me and said, "We have a
problem." . . . . I did not have a clue what he meant. He told
me the assistants were throwing the stars into the crowd and
one of them hit an attendee in the eye and scratched his cornea.
. . .Talk about your heart sinking. No one knew if he was going
to be OK or not. He was on his way to the hospital. . . . It
was six week before he found out if the damage was permanent
or not. Luckily he ended up with a badly scratched cornea and he
is perfectly alright now.
I had let all the hoopla get in the way of my normal briefing
of my assistants and it almost cost someone their eyesight . . .
BE CAREFUL!
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2. Advanced Presentation Skills Article
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HAVE PASSION FOR YOUR TOPIC by Terry Paulson, Ph.D., CSP, CPAE
"Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one
golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and do
not keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audiences'
biggest turn on is the speakers' obvious enthusiasm. If you
are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!" Tom Peters
There is a certain zest that shines through a presenter's
face when he speaks of something he has authentic passion for.
That speaker can be excited and whisper and it still get
through. Don't just speak on any subject; speak on ones you
live!
What do you believe in enough that no on e can stop you from
finding a place to share it? When you have the right speech,
you will feel like saying, "Get over here now! you don't want
to miss this!" In such a talk, your hours of speaking feels
like minutes. Great speakers don't just love to speak; they
love to make a difference for people. Finish this sentence:
"I love this job, I get to . . . " If you ever struggle to
find the motivation and the enthusiasm to start your speech,
take a moment to go back to your success history as a speaker
to review images you have retained that affirm what your
presentations have meant to past audiences. Relive that image
before you take tho the platform. Feed your own enthusiasm for
your message as you get ready to make a difference again. If
you have no enthusiasm for your message, why should anyone else?
Find the passion in your purpose or find another topic to
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3. HUMOR TECHNIQUE
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AUDIENCE GAGS by Tom Antion
Audience gags are offbeat jokes that occur unexpectedly during
a presentation. Dr. Joel Goodman, from the Humor Project,
does one where a telephone rings during his presentation. He
answers the phone that was hidden in the lectern and pretends
to talk to his mother. The same joke would be called a running
gag if the phone rang at several other times during the program.
The next several issues will be about gags.
Ten Wanted Men
I staged a gag at a seminar one time that was loads of fun and
took less than one minute to complete. Before the program, I
picked out about 10 fun-loving audience members to help me. I
gave them secret instructions that were to be carried out on
a certain cue during the program. To start the gag, I had my
assistant interrupt the seminar to give me an important note.
The note read (I used a serious expression): It appears that
someone is in attendance today with another man's wife. There
is a large and irate man on his way here right now. If you
want out, there is a backstage door you can use to escape
quickly.
At this point, 10 men jumped up out of their seats and ran
keystone cop style out the door. Once they realized what was
happening, several women jumped up and ran out too. It was
great fun and the gag sure woke up everyone who had a heavy
lunch.
(From "Wake 'em Up Business Presentations")
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INSTANT VIDEOS by Tom Antion
I ran across two really awesome training tools and I put them
into use immediately for fun and profit. I'm taking about
moving screen capture devices. One is called Lotus Screen
Cam which I'll save for another day and the other is called
Camtasia http://www.techsmith.com
I decided I was going to create a few videos (I'm talking
computer screen videos here) of the types of things I do on
my website and with this Ezine and with the search engines etc.
I downloaded the free 30 day trial version of Camtasia and
started making videos of what was appearing on my computer
screen. I was also doing narration into a microphone and the
entire thing was being recorded. This only took me a few
minutes to get going. I recorded about 30 seconds and then
decided to see how large the file was because I heard that
file sizes can get out of hand with audio and video. I had
used up 5 MEGABYTES IN 30 SECONDS This was way too much to
be reasonable so I called up Techsmith and spoke to a very
competent gentlemen in tech support named Mark Brembeck. Mark
showed me a few tweaks to the system and we got the file sizes
down to a very reasonable 1 Megabyte per minute.
You do have to jump thru a few small hoops and download their
compression technology, but that was no big deal. You have to
download and install the player for Lotus Screen Cam (their
competitor) too.
So what does this have to do with marketing? You can easily
make CDs and videos that lead someone on a narrated tour of
your website. You can make salable products and you can get
your training message across much easier than trying to tell
people where to click. You can actually show them in the form
of a video.
In addition, they include a "producer" that lets you edit
shorter movies into longer ones and edit out mistakes too.
I really liked the cursor effects. A big round colored ball
follows the cursor around so you can easily see it on the
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be translucent, but it does make the text beneath hard to see,
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5. SPEAKER HUMOR
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=> If I wanted to hear the pitter-patter of little feet,
I'd put shoes on my cat.
=> When you find yourself getting irritated with someone,
try to remember that all men are brothers...and just give
them a noogie or an Indian burn.
=> This morning I woke up to the unmistakable scent of pigs
in a blanket. That's the price you pay for letting the
relatives stay over.
=> Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life
is serious.
=> Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your
way again.
=> Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of
the waist change places.
=> Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
=> Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to
recognize a mistake when you make it again.
=> Funny, I don't remember being absentminded.
=> My wild oats have turned to prunes and All Bran.
=> Kids in the back seat cause accidents; accidents in the
back seat cause kids.
=> The only time the world beats a path to your door is if
you're in the bathroom.
=> If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them
on my knees.
=> When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone
decide to play chess?
=> It's not hard to meet expenses -- they're everywhere!
=> The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
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6. USEFUL WEBSITES
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Reader John Williams suggest this site. How he knows or
cares about it I do not know since he lives in Australia :)
http://www.interstate4u.com All you ever wanted to know
about every Interstate exit in the USA
If you like Magic, check out John's site or just email him to
say hello. He's a great guy from Down Under.
The best is at http://www.aladdin.com.au
Email magic@aladdin.com.au
Need a legal form or contract? Find them at the sites below
and Hey! I'm not giving legal advice.
Use them at your own risk.
http://www.lectlaw.com/formb.htm
http://www.uslegalforms.com/corporate.htm
http://www.ilrg.com/forms
http://www.quickforms.com
http://www.contractcentral.com
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