Howtoinspireasaspeaker.

Chris1anHeilmann,SpeakingOut,London,England,10/02/2010

LastyearIwasvotedmostinspiringspeakerintheSlideShareZeitgeistcompe11on.

ThereisonethingthatIhavethatmakesthispossible.

Verydis1nc1vehair.

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Whichiseasytoachieve...

Seriously,though,mysecretisadifferentone‐havingadifferentpointofview.

Findthestorytotellthatmakesthedifference.

Speaker

Informa1on

Audience

Me

Informa1on

Audience

Knowingwhatyouraudienceneedsisthemostimportantpartofanypresenta1on.

Themainthingtoanswertoanypersoninyouraudienceis:

What is in it for me?

Havingtherightmindsetasapresenterisalsoveryimportant.

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Howcanyougettothisstage?

1) Knowyourstuff2) Ownyourtalk3) Prac1ce4) Prac1cesomemore...5) Youknowwherethisisgoing...

Howcanyouprac1ce?

Loudreadingindifferentvoicesisgreattraining.

Listeningtoaudiobooksisgreattraining.

Listeningtoyourselfisverygoodtraining.

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PowerpointKaraokeisagoodidea.

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Lightningtalksareagreatidea.

5×5×5

Getinspiredbygreatexamples.

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Thingsyoushouldavoidatallcosts.

1) Imita1on.2) Readingyourslides.

4) Blingingitup.3) Forgedngthestory.

Onelastquick1paboutovercomingthefearofalargeaudience.

Theaudienceisasafraidofyouasyouareofthem.Thedifferenceishowtheydealwithit.

Insteadofseeingacrowdoraseaoffaces,pickanewpersontotalktowitheverypartofyourstory.

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Thanks!