Hans Rosling talks about the magic washing machine. How does he get and keep the audience’s attention? Washing machine? What does a washing machine have to do with economic growth? And how do you tie a washing machine into reduction of energy we use? Sounds crazy doesn’t it? If you have a seemingly boring topic, [...]
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If you gave a speech and half the audience was tuned out, does it mean your speech is bad? Or does it mean that you have a bad audience? Let’s assume for now that you have the perfect audience. Is it still possible that the audience will tune out? An
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Do you quickly want to get the attention of your customers when you’re speaking? Well, here’s a quick method to do so. It’s called ‘put in a number.’ Because numbers add a bucketload of curiosity. So what’s a number? A number is
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There’s a difference between presenting and conversation. Do you know the difference? The presenter’s tone is almost like a parent’s tone. It’s telling you to do this, and do that. It follows a script that’s either in the presenter’s head or
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Imagine you pulled out a chair. Or two large pieces of paper. Or a balloon. What you’re doing is waking up the audience with a prop. And props wake up the sleepiest of audiences in a matter of seconds. Yes, even if the prop isn’t remotely conn
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Let’s face it. When you’re the twentieth person to stand up at a networking meeting and do a presentation, you’re the twentieth. (aagh!) And unless you say something extremely interesting, your message will pass like a ship in the night. So how
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