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PUBLIC SPEAKING: 12 KEYS TO ROCKING IT
Aaron Strout – 10/30/2014
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
KNOW YOUR CONTENT BETTER
BE A STORY TELLER
USE HUMOR
BODY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT
NODISFLUENCIES(UMS & AHS)
DON’T READ OFF YOUR
SLIDES!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
IMAGERY IS KING
NO MORE THAN 3-5 BULLETS
SPEAK SLOWLY
SAVE TIME FOR Q&A
AND NOW FOR SOME QUESTIONS
LET’S RECAP – PART 1
• Know your audience (and what you want them to take away)
• Know your content even better!• Be a storyteller• Use humor where appropriate• Body language is key• Avoid verbal disfluencies like ums, ahs and uhs
LET’S RECAP – PART 2
• Don’t read off your slides• Practice (A LOT) and record yourself doing so• Imagery is king• No more than 3-5 bullets/page• Speak much more slowly than you think you
should• Leave time for Q&A
RESOURCES
• http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are• http://
www.selfgrowth.com/articles/4-tips-for-eliminating-the-ums-and-ahs-in-public-speaking-you-know
• http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGivingaSpeech/TipsTechniques/VisualAidsPowerPoint.aspx
• http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGivingaSpeech/TipsTechniques/WhenThingsGoWrong.aspx
• http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230079